Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/28/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (75-78) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (65-88) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Jose Urena and Sean Hjelle.

The Rockies have recorded 268 doubles as a unit and have hit 140 balls out of the park. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 1,232 times, while being walked on 433 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which ranks them 13th in MLB. They have earned 643 RBI's as well as 1,344 hits this season, while their batting average is .256. They are sitting with 672 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .318.

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The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.07 over the course of the season (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,104 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.17 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.44. Rockies pitchers have yielded 175 long balls in addition to 830 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 509 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.43 as a team for the season.

The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. The relievers have inherited 210 base runners on the year with 34.3% of them ended up scoring. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 129 times in addition to having 174 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 473 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 62 holds on the season (26th in the league). They have tallied 40 saves this season and have not converted 20 of their 60 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have amassed 4,051 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,536 assists and 97 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which is 26th in baseball, and they have twisted 151 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,153 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 30th in professional baseball.

Urena (39-61 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.78 while he has faced 3,399 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 811 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 289 free passes. His earned run average is 4.83 (421 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.404. Urena has taken the mound for 783 innings and has totaled 526 strikeouts during his MLB career.

San Francisco is sitting with 170 home runs this year and 637 runs batted in. They have put up 248 doubles, while walking 539 times as well as earning 667 runs. The San Francisco Giants have earned an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .233 for the year. The Giants hold a slugging % of .387 and they score 4.36 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,384 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 1,187 hits.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.280 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.48 as a unit on the year. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,316. The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 659 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.84 (577 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.10 (1,288 strikeouts vs 416 bases on balls). They have relinquished 128 homers and they concede 4.38 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 58 save chances and they have earned 38 saves. They are ranked 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 65.5%, and they have sent 541 relief pitchers onto the field on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 154 times in high leverage situations and also on 140 occasions with runners on base. San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 201 inherited base runners. With 136 save situations, the Giants have amassed 74 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

In 12,177 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (28th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 120 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Giants have racked up 1,467 assists, 95 errors and have earned 4,059 putouts for the year.

Hjelle (0-2 record in his career) is the owner of a 8.44 earned run average while conceding 15.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 and he has gone up against 80 batters during his career. He has conceded 15 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.000 and having a FIP of 3.6. So far in his MLB career, Hjelle has allowed 27 hits and he has 18 K's in 16 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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