Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 8/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Colorado Rockies (54-71) are traveling to Citi Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the New York Mets (79-46). The pitchers taking the mound are German Marquez and Max Scherzer.

Colorado has a slugging % of .405 and have been called out on strikes 984 times, while drawing a walk on 355 occasions. They have 542 RBI's as well as 1,136 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .262. The Rockies have hit 225 doubles as a unit and have knocked 114 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 568 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 10th in the league.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.14 on the campaign (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 877 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 425 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.49 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Rockies pitchers have allowed 143 home runs and 695 runs in total (30th in baseball).

The Rockies bullpen have a save percentage of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 99 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 166 runners for the year with 34.3% of them ended up scoring. Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 104 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 390 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have accumulated 50 holds so far this year (26th in the league). They have compiled 34 saves on the year and have missed out on 15 of their 49 chances to get a save.

The Colorado Rockies have 3,334 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,276 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 127 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.1% of balls in play into outs in their 10,002 innings on the field, which ranks them 30th in baseball.

Marquez has thrown 954 innings and has tallied 931 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 4.42 (468 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.294. He has allowed 950 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 284 free passes. Marquez (60-51 career record) has a FIP of 3.98 while going up against 4,043 opposing batters in the major leagues.

New York has recorded 127 home runs this season as well as 566 RBIs. They have hit 217 doubles, while getting a free base 390 times and scoring 597 runs. The New York Mets are sitting with a team OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .258 this season. The Mets have a team slugging percentage of .408 and they are recording 4.74 runs per contest (5th in the league). They have struck out on 956 occasions (26th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,102 hits.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.195 and have a FIP of 3.61 as a team on the campaign. They come in at 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 994. The New York pitching staff have conceded 473 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.56 (443 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 3.46 (1,193 strikeouts vs 345 walks). They have surrendered 133 dingers and they give up 3.80 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

With 119 save situations, the Mets have 69 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 49 save opportunities and they have recorded 35 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 108 times in high leverage situations and also on 114 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.4% out of their 156 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 373 relief pitchers onto the field this season.

The New York Mets have gotten 101 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Mets have 1,055 assists, 57 errors and are sitting with 3,362 putouts this year. Out of their 10,086 innings on the field, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Scherzer has surrendered 2,160 base hits while he has totaled 3,157 strikeouts in 2,652 frames. Scherzer (199-100 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.12 earned run average while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 920 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.078 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.52 and he has faced 10,722 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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