Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, June 16, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-115) Colorado (-105)

The Colorado Rockies (27-35) host the Cleveland Guardians (30-27) at Coors Field on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -115 and the Rockies are sitting at -105. The over/under is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Triston McKenzie and Chad Kuhl.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are knocking in 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have earned 264 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Guardians have recorded 105 doubles as a team and have hit 46 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 254 RBI's and 485 hits this year, and their team batting average is at .250. Cleveland has a slugging % of .389 and have been rung up 381 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions.

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The Guardians have an earned run average of 3.64 this season (8th in baseball), and they have rung up 473 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Guardians pitchers have given up 63 home runs and also 230 total runs (5th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 161 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.99 as a unit this season.

The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 72.2% and stepped onto the hill in 35 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 67 base runners this year with 26.9% of them crossed home plate. Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 49 times in addition to having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 176 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 16 holds on the campaign (30th in baseball). They have compiled 13 saves on the year and have blown 5 of their 18 save chances.

The Guardians have turned 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,536 innings, ranking them 5th in MLB. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 1,512 putouts this year, as well as 503 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 16th in pro baseball, and they have turned 43 double plays.

McKenzie has thrown 217 frames and has earned 233 strikeouts in his career. McKenzie (10-15 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.56 while he has gone up against 868 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.14 (100 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.054. He has surrendered 144 hits (6.0 hits per nine innings) and has 85 walks.

Colorado is sitting with 54 home runs on the season and 263 RBIs. They have notched 98 two-baggers, while taking a walk 183 times as well as notching 277 runs. The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a team batting average of .257 this season. The Rockies have a SLG% of .389 and they earn 4.47 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have struck out on 500 instances (19th in MLB) and have accounted for 548 base hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.449 with a FIP of 4.17 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 2.22 (451 strikeouts vs 203 free passes). They come in at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 594. They have conceded 61 home runs and they yield 5.60 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 342 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.97 (304 earned runs yielded).

With 50 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 26 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 24 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 76 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.6% out of 88 inherited base runners. They rank 3rd in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 202 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (29th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 614 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 1,650 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 4,950 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 66.2% (30th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Kuhl has given up 485 hits while he has totaled 437 strikeouts in 498 frames. Kuhl (29-33 career record) has a 4.36 earned run average and has allowed 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 241 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.416 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and he has faced 2,150 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (-105) and under 8 runs

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