Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 10/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Colorado Rockies (67-93) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers (110-50). The men taking the mound will be Chad Kuhl and Clayton Kershaw.

The Rockies have accrued 278 doubles as a team and have smacked 145 balls out of the park. Colorado is slugging .398 and have struck out 1,302 times, while being walked on 450 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have compiled 663 runs batted in and 1,397 hits on the campaign, and their batting average sits at .255. They have 692 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.08 so far this season (30th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,170 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 533 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.37 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.20 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Rockies pitchers have allowed 180 home runs and also 865 total runs (30th in baseball).

The Rockies have sent 491 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 224 runners over the course of the season with 35.3% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 42 saves this year and have blown 21 of 63 save chances. The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 128 save situations. The relief pitchers have 64 holds for the season (26th in baseball). Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 135 times in addition to having 181 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 4,225 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,583 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and have a total of 154 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,675 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB.

Kuhl has thrown 576 innings and has accounted for 505 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.74 (304 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.451. He has given up 584 hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 253 free passes. Kuhl (31-41 career record) has a FIP of 4.76 while going up against 2,517 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has hit 208 home runs on the campaign as well as 804 runs batted in. They have notched 323 doubles, while taking a walk 601 times as well as putting up 839 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded an OBP of .334 and a batting average of .257 so far this year. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .442 and they are recording 5.24 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,357 occasions (17th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,405 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 507 runs on the season while having an ERA of 2.79 (445 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 148 dingers and they yield 3.18 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.052 and have a FIP of 3.45 as a team for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 3.56 (1,437 strikeouts vs 404 free passes). They come in at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,103.

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the game in 61 save opportunities and they have come away with 43 saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 70.5%, and they have dispatched 558 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 143 times in high leverage situations and on 104 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 25.7% out of 144 inherited runners. Sitting with 154 save situations, the Dodgers have 91 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 120 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have 1,338 assists, 82 errors and have a total of 4,300 putouts so far this season. In their 12,900 innings played, the Dodgers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 72.9% (1st in MLB).

In his career, Kershaw has allowed 1,954 hits while earning 2,798 K's in 2,576 innings. Kershaw (196-87 record in his career) is the owner of a 2.48 ERA while giving up 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 710 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and a FIP of 2.8. His K/BB ratio is 4.46 and he has faced 10,143 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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