Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (40-49) will meet the Pittsburgh Pirates (38-51) on Friday. The men taking the mound will be Jose Quintana and German Marquez.

The Pirates have accounted for 121 doubles as a team and have knocked 97 baseballs out of the stadium. Pittsburgh owns a slugging percentage of .373 and have been called out on strikes 823 times, while drawing a walk on 266 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.7 runs per game, which puts them at 28th in MLB. They have earned 307 runs batted in and 644 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .221. They have a total of 328 runs while having a team OBP of .290.

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The Pirates have a team ERA of 4.66 on the campaign (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 714 batters. They have walked 322 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a squad on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42. Pirates pitchers have yielded 99 home runs in addition to 453 total runs (26th in baseball).

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 85 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 46 holds on the season (18th in the league). The Pirates bullpen have earned a save percentage of 60.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 87 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves on the season and have not converted 15 of 38 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 130 base runners so far this year and 36.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 280 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have amassed 2,286 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 790 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which ranks 30th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 75 double plays. The Pirates have turned 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,858 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball.

Quintana has taken the mound for 1,643 innings and has earned 1,473 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.82 (698 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. He has conceded 1,629 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 484 free passes. Quintana (85-84 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.67 while facing 6,904 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Colorado has tallied 83 home runs for the season as well as 380 RBIs. They have put up 153 doubles, while walking 257 times and notching 401 runs. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .322 and a batting average of .260 on the season. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .404 and they earn 4.51 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have struck out on 689 occasions (25th in the league) and have tallied 794 hits.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.441 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.11 (615 strikeouts against 292 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 838. They have given up 97 dingers and they surrender 5.44 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 474 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.95 (431 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 34 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 32 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 97 times in high leverage situations in addition to 70 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of their 118 inherited runners. They sit at 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 78.1%, and they have dispatched 278 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season.

In 6,894 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 85 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in MLB). The Rockies have racked up 853 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 2,298 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Marquez has allowed 904 base knocks while he has tallied 897 punch outs in 911 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 448 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.292 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.29 and he has gone up against 3,863 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Marquez (59-48 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.42 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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