Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, October 2, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Colorado Rockies (65-91) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Sunday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (108-48). The pitchers who are expected to start will be German Marquez and Tyler Anderson.

Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,253 times, while drawing a walk on 440 occasions. They have accounted for 648 runs batted in as well as 1,356 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .256. The Rockies have tallied 269 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 141 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 677 runs while holding a team OBP of .317. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which is 13th in MLB.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.08 so far this year (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,124 hitters. They have walked 514 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.41 as a team on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Rockies pitchers have yielded 177 home runs in addition to 841 total runs (30th in MLB).

Rockies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 130 times in addition to having 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 62 holds on the campaign (26th in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 122 save situations. They have accumulated 40 saves for the year and have blown 20 of 60 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 212 runners so far this year with 34.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Rockies have dispatched 478 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 4,099 putouts thus far, as well as 1,546 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which is 27th in baseball, and they have turned 151 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,297 innings, ranking them 30th in professional baseball.

Marquez has taken the ball for 990 frames and has tallied 958 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Marquez (62-54 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.02 while he has faced 4,194 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.43 (487 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.291. He has given up 982 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 296 walks.

The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .445 and they score 5.26 runs per game (1st in the league). They have notched 315 doubles, while taking a walk 583 times as well as putting up 816 runs. Los Angeles has hit 205 home runs on the season and 781 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,309 occasions (17th in the league) and have a total of 1,363 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .257 over the course of the season.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.045 and have a FIP of 3.48 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.55 (1,390 strikeouts vs 392 free passes). They sit at 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,059. They have allowed 145 home runs and they relinquish 3.20 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 494 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 2.81 (433 earned runs yielded).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 59 save chances and they have earned 41 saves. They are ranked 6th in MLB with a save percentage of 69.5%, and they have dispatched 536 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 135 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.8% out of 138 inherited base runners. With 148 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 87 holds and 18 blown saves.

In their 12,495 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a efficiency on defense of 73.1% (1st in professional baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 113 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,290 assists, 81 errors and have accumulated 4,165 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Anderson has given up 772 hits and he has 670 strikeouts in 797 frames. Anderson (44-42 record in his career) holds a 4.17 earned run average and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 369 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.245 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.03 and he has faced 3,333 batters during his pro baseball career.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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