Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (51-78) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (56-76) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Urena and Chase Anderson.

Colorado is slugging .399 and have been rung up 1,039 times, while taking a walk on 362 occasions. They have recorded 554 runs batted in and 1,178 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .260. The Rockies have hit 232 doubles as a team and have hit 115 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 580 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 16th in baseball.

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The Rockies have an ERA of 5.03 so far this season (29th in the league), and they have rung up 933 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 149 long balls in addition to 713 runs in total (30th in baseball). They have walked 441 batters and their FIP is 4.45 as a team over the course of the season.

The Rockies bullpen have earned a save rate of 69.2% and has come into the game in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 base runners so far this year and 33.7% of those runners crossed the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 106 times and also have had 148 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 407 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have earned 53 holds so far this season (26th in baseball). They have earned 36 saves this season and have blown 16 out of their 52 save chances.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,486 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,321 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which puts them in 27th in the majors, and have earned 129 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,458 innings, which ranks them 30th in pro baseball.

Urena has pitched in 761 innings and has earned 510 punch outs in his MLB career. Urena (39-59 career record) has a FIP of 4.83 and he has faced 3,303 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.86 (411 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.401. He has surrendered 784 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 283 walks.

The Reds have a team slugging percentage of .379 and they earn 4.25 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have notched 194 two-baggers, while getting a free base 358 times as well as earning 548 runs. Cincinnati is sitting with 124 home runs so far this season as well as 525 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,153 occasions (6th in the league) and have earned 1,041 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have compiled an OBP of .309 and a team batting average of .242 for the year.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.406 with a FIP of 4.66 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.35 (1,117 strikeouts against 475 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,120. They have allowed 176 homers and they surrender 5.27 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 664 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.98 (628 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.5% out of 203 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 118 times in high leverage situations and on 136 occasions with runners on base. With 94 save situations, the Reds have earned 50 holds and also 19 blown saves. They sit at 25th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 462 relievers to the mound this season. Cincinnati has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 83 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Reds have racked up 1,010 assists, 62 errors and have earned a total of 3,404 putouts on the season. Out of their 10,212 innings played, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Anderson has allowed 901 base knocks while he has earned 796 K's in 941 frames. He has surrendered 445 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.290 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.54 and he has faced 3,961 batters in his pro baseball career. Anderson (56-48 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.26 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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