Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (108-48) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (65-91) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Jose Urena and Tony Gonsolin.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been rung up 1,253 times, while being walked on 440 occasions. They have recorded 648 runs batted in in addition to 1,356 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .256. The Rockies have earned 269 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 141 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 677 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league.

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Rockies pitchers have surrendered 177 long balls and also 841 total runs (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 514 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.41 as a team over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.08 for the year (30th in the league), and they have rung up 1,124 hitters.

Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 130 times as well as having 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 62 holds on the year (26th in MLB). The Rockies bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 122 save situations. They have compiled 40 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 20 of 60 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 212 runners over the course of the season and 34.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have sent 478 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 4,099 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,546 assists and 98 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 151 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of 12,297 innings, which ranks them 30th in professional baseball.

Urena has thrown 788 innings and has 532 strikeouts so far in his career. Urena (39-62 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.77 and he has gone up against 3,422 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.83 (423 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.405. He has conceded 815 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 293 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team OBP of .334 as well as a team batting average of .257 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,309 occasions (17th in baseball) and have totaled 1,363 base hits. Los Angeles has accumulated 205 long balls over the course of the season as well as 781 runs batted in. The Dodgers have a team SLG% of .445 and they have an average of 5.26 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have recorded 315 two-baggers, while taking a walk 583 times and earning 816 runs.

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

Los Angeles has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 59 save opportunities and they have earned 41 saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 69.5%, and they have dispatched 536 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 135 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.8% out of their 138 inherited base runners. Sitting with 148 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 87 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 113 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in MLB). The Dodgers have racked up 1,290 assists, 81 errors and have amassed 4,165 putouts for the season. In 12,495 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 73.1% (1st in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Gonsolin has allowed 175 hits while he has totaled 264 strikeouts in 270 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 75 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.983 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 1,067 batters during his pro baseball career. Gonsolin (26-6 career mark) has a 2.49 earned run average while giving up 5.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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