Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+100) Colorado (-120)

The Colorado Rockies (41-49) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (38-52) at Coors Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +100 while Colorado is coming in at -120. The over/under comes in at 12. The starting pitchers are Mitch Keller and Jose Urena.

As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 3.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have earned a total of 330 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .290. The Pirates have tallied 123 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 97 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 308 RBI's as well as 650 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is at .220. Pittsburgh is slugging .372 and have been called out on strikes 839 times, while being walked on 272 occasions.

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Pirates pitchers have surrendered 99 home runs and 456 runs in total (26th in MLB). They have walked 327 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.32 as a team on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.42. The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 4.62 on the season (25th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 718 batters.

The Pirates relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 59.0% and has come into the game in 88 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 133 runners this year with 36.1% of them crossed the plate. Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 88 times and also have had 98 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 284 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have earned 46 holds on the campaign (18th in the league). They have recorded 23 saves this season and have blown 16 out of their 39 chances to save the game.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have notched a total of 2,372 putouts thus far, in addition to 827 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .980 which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,116 innings, which ranks them 28th in MLB.

Keller has thrown 253 innings and has accounted for 244 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 5.65 (159 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.650. He has given up 303 hits (10.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 115 walks. Keller (10-23 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.20 while going up against 1,148 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .404 and they are scoring 4.54 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have 157 doubles, while taking a walk 266 times and putting up 409 runs. Colorado has 83 home runs on the season to go along with 388 RBIs. They have been rung up on 699 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 803 hits. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .260 this year.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 479 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.95 (436 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 98 dingers and they allow 5.44 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.439 with a FIP of 4.37 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.11 (622 strikeouts against 295 walks). They rank 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 846.

Colorado has had relievers enter the contest in 33 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. They rank 2nd in baseball with a save rate of 78.8%, and they have dispatched 281 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.5% out of 119 inherited runners. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 35 holds and also 7 blown saves.

In their 7,137 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (30th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (25th in MLB). The Rockies have 888 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 2,379 putouts over the course of the season.

Urena (36-55 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.71 earned run average and has allowed 9.2 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.84 and he has faced 3,101 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 376 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.380 and having a FIP of 4.8. During his pro baseball career, Urena has surrendered 730 base hits while he has tallied 481 strikeouts in 718 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-120)

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