Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 6/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (29-25) will play the Colorado Rockies (24-31) on Thursday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Austin Gomber and Sammy Long.

Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .402 and have been called out on strikes 437 times, while drawing a walk on 166 occasions. They have compiled 244 runs batted in as well as 492 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .261. The Rockies have earned 88 two-baggers as a team and have hit 53 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 258 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .326. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 8th in MLB.

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The Rockies have an ERA of 5.20 for the season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 396 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 187 batters and their FIP sits at 4.33 as a squad for the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50. Rockies pitchers have allowed 58 home runs and 319 total runs (29th in the league).

The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 72.7% and stepped onto the hill in 45 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 86 runners this season with 39.5% of them earned a run for their team. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 48 times in addition to having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 180 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 23 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). They have tallied 16 saves on the year and have blown 6 of 22 chances to get a save.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 1,458 putouts so far this season, as well as 547 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which has them ranked 30th in the majors, and have accumulated 57 double plays. The Rockies have turned 65.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,374 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in baseball.

Gomber has taken the ball for 271 innings and is sitting with 247 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.60 (139 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.351. He has surrendered 261 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 106 free passes. Gomber (18-18 career mark) has a FIP of 4.34 and he has gone up against 1,164 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Giants hold a team slugging % of .407 and they are scoring 5.11 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have notched 90 doubles, while walking 202 times as well as putting up 276 runs. San Francisco has accounted for 67 HRs this year as well as 264 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 461 occasions (17th in baseball) and have recorded 443 hits. The San Francisco Giants have recorded an OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .243 on the season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.308 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 478. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 248 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.32 (230 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 (457 strikeouts against 149 free passes). They have surrendered 46 home runs and they concede 4.66 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

With 43 save situations, the Giants have tallied 22 holds and also 9 blown saves. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 20 save chances and they have converted 11 saves. Their relievers have come in 52 times in high leverage situations and on 51 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.1% of 70 inherited runners. They rank 28th in the league with a save rate of 55.0%, and they have sent 205 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 41 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (14th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 510 assists, 27 errors and have 1,439 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 4,317 innings played, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (28th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Long has conceded 46 hits while he has tallied 48 K's in 56 innings. He has given up a total of 29 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.214 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.18 and he has faced 237 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Long (2-2 record in his career) has earned a 4.66 ERA while allowing 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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