Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/11/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-165) Colorado (+140)

The Colorado Rockies (60-79) are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks (65-72) at Coors Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at -165 and Colorado is at +140. The over/under has been set at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Zac Gallen and Ryan Feltner.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .393 and have struck out 1,108 times, while taking a walk on 474 occasions. They have 575 RBI's and 1,049 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .232. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 221 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 154 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 613 runs while holding a team OBP of .310. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 12th in MLB.

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The Diamondbacks have an ERA of 4.27 for the year (22nd in MLB), and they have rung up 1,017 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 419 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.29. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 148 home runs in addition to 628 total runs (22nd in the league).

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 468 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 171 runners so far this year with 31.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 29 saves over the course of the season and have blown 22 out of their 51 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 123 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 70 holds this year (17th in MLB). Diamondbacks pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 126 times in addition to having 147 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 3,628 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,184 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which is 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 118 double plays. The Diamondbacks have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,884 innings, which ranks them 13th in MLB.

Gallen (21-20 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.61 and he has faced 1,742 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 325 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) with 150 walks. His earned run average is 3.08 (146 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.115. Gallen has taken the ball for 426 frames and has totaled 469 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .259 so far this year. They have been rung up on 1,102 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have tallied 1,234 base knocks. Colorado has accounted for 129 home runs on the campaign and 596 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they average 4.50 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have recorded 246 doubles, while taking a walk 395 times and racking up 625 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 757 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.09 (692 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 163 HR's and they surrender 5.57 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.442 and have a FIP of 4.49 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.13 (986 strikeouts vs 463 free passes). They rank 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,302.

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 54 save opportunities and they have converted 36 saves. They rank 12th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 428 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 157 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.8% out of their 179 inherited runners. With 109 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 55 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 11,019 innings played, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 67.6% (29th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 136 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (24th in MLB). The Rockies have racked up 1,396 assists, 87 errors and are sitting with 3,673 putouts so far this year.

Feltner (2-8 career win-loss record) holds a 6.29 earned run average and has conceded 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and he has faced 351 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up 55 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.462 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.3. Thus far in his career, Feltner has surrendered 86 base knocks while accumulating 71 strikeouts in 78 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+140)

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