Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (79-46) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (54-70) at Citi Field on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Feltner and Jacob deGrom.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .407 and have struck out 959 times, while taking a walk on 351 occasions. They have accumulated 538 runs batted in in addition to 1,121 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is .263. The Rockies have tallied 224 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 113 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 563 runs while holding a team OBP of .324. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.06 on the campaign (29th in MLB), and they have rung up 865 hitters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.08 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 140 home runs and 676 total runs (30th in the league). They have walked 415 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.46 as a unit on the season.

The Rockies have sent 385 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 161 runners for the season with 35.4% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 34 saves on the year and have blown 15 of 49 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have compiled a save rate of 69.4% and stepped onto the hill in 99 save situations. The relievers have a total of 50 holds on the season (26th in baseball). Rockies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 101 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 3,283 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,257 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 126 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,849 innings, which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball.

Feltner has taken the ball for 63 innings and is sitting with 55 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 6.43 (45 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.476. He has given up 70 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 23 free passes. Feltner (2-5 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 5.35 while he has gone up against 284 hitters in the major leagues.

The Mets hold a slugging % of .408 and they are earning 4.75 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have put up 217 doubles, while getting a free base 385 times as well as putting up 594 runs. New York has knocked in 126 HRs this season to go along with 564 RBIs. They have struck out on 951 occasions (25th in baseball) and have recorded 1,094 hits. The New York Mets hold a team OBP of .329 as well as a batting average of .258 on the year.

The Mets have a WHIP of 1.197 in addition to having a FIP of 3.62 as a pitching staff so far this year. They are sitting at 15th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 988. The New York pitching staff have conceded 472 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.58 (442 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.45 (1,179 strikeouts against 342 bases on balls). They have conceded 132 dingers and they surrender 3.82 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.4% out of their 156 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 108 times in high leverage situations in addition to 114 occasions with runners on. With 116 save situations, the Mets have tallied 67 holds and also 14 blown saves. They rank 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have dispatched 370 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. New York has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have recorded 34 saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 101 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in the majors). The Mets have recorded 1,049 assists, 57 errors and have 3,335 putouts over the course of the season. In 10,005 innings played, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, deGrom has surrendered 992 base hits and he has 1,542 punch outs in 1,285 innings pitched. He has allowed 356 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and a FIP of 2.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.21 and he has faced 5,059 hitters so far in his MLB career. deGrom (79-54 career record) has a 2.49 ERA and has allowed 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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