Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Friday, May 6, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (13-13) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (14-10) at Chase Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Chad Kuhl and Merrill Kelly.

The Rockies have tallied 45 doubles as a unit and have smacked 25 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging % of .424 and have been called out on strikes 177 times, while taking a walk on 74 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which has them at 6th in the league. They have recorded 105 runs batted in as well as 211 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .262. They have 111 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .331.

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Rockies pitchers have conceded 21 home runs and also 122 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 71 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.50 for the year (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 169 batters.

The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 78.6% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 47 base runners for the year with 36.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 22 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 74 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have earned 13 holds on the year (16th in the league). They have recorded 11 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 14 save opportunities.

The Rockies have transformed 66.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,908 innings, which ranks them 29th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 636 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 263 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 20th in pro baseball, and have a total of 38 double plays.

Kuhl (28-30 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.56 and he has gone up against 1,988 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 442 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 202 walks. His ERA is 4.31 (222 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.390. Kuhl has thrown 463 frames and is sitting with 412 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .281 and a team batting average of .191 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 243 instances (2nd in the league) and have a total of 159 hits. Arizona has recorded 29 home runs on the year as well as 86 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a team slugging % of .347 and they earn 3.50 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have notched 37 doubles, while walking 97 times and putting up 91 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a pitching staff for the season. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 200. The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 107 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.56 (91 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 1.97 (169 strikeouts vs 86 bases on balls). They have allowed 20 dingers and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

Sitting with 33 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 20 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 9 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 39 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with runners on base. Arizona relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.2% out of their 38 inherited base runners. They sit at 20th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 100 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (27th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have accrued 221 assists, 21 errors and have earned a total of 690 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,070 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (10th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Kelly has given up 395 hits and he has 343 strikeouts in 401 innings. He has allowed 181 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.259 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and he has faced 1,683 hitters during his pro baseball career. Kelly (25-28 career win-loss record) holds a 4.06 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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