Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The San Diego Padres (58-46) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (46-58) at Petco Park on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Chad Kuhl and Blake Snell.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league. They have a total of 467 runs and have an OBP of .324. The Rockies have compiled 184 two-baggers as a team and have hit 93 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 445 runs batted in in addition to 930 hits so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .261. Colorado is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 816 times, while drawing a walk on 306 occasions.

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Rockies pitchers have conceded 110 long balls and 553 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 341 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a squad over the course of the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. The Rockies have an earned run average of 4.87 so far this year (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 729 batters.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 84 times in addition to having 116 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 41 holds over the course of the season (27th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 74.4% and has come into the game in 80 save situations. They have earned 29 saves so far this season and have blown 10 of their 39 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 base runners on the year and 35.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have sent 326 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Rockies have turned 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,794 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 2,598 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 980 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 99 double plays.

Kuhl has thrown 537 innings and has accumulated 467 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Kuhl (31-36 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.66 while going up against 2,334 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.47 (267 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.432. He has surrendered 532 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 238 walks.

The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .376 and they are recording 4.36 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have hit 177 doubles, while walking 361 times and putting up 453 runs. San Diego has 91 home runs on the campaign as well as 438 runs batted in. They have struck out on 852 occasions (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 841 base knocks. The San Diego Padres have tallied an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a team batting average of .240 on the season.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.199 with a FIP of 3.73 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 798. The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 418 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.74 (386 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.94 (929 strikeouts vs 316 walks). They have conceded 103 home runs and they give up 4.05 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

With 108 save situations, the Padres have amassed 52 holds and 16 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 36 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 84 occasions with base runners. San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.3% out of their 126 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 299 relievers onto the field for the year.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in MLB). The Padres have accrued 892 assists, 41 errors and have 2,653 putouts on the campaign. In their 7,959 innings on the diamond, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (7th in pro baseball).

Snell (52-41 career win-loss mark) has a 3.50 earned run average while surrendering 7.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has gone up against 3,108 batters in his MLB career. He has given up 290 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 3.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Snell has conceded 608 hits while accumulating 896 strikeouts in 745 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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