Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (42-49) are welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates (38-53) at Coors Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Bryse Wilson and Antonio Senzatela.

As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in baseball. They have racked up 332 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .289. The Pirates have accounted for 126 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 97 baseballs out of the park. They have 310 RBI's as well as 656 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .220. Pittsburgh is slugging .371 and have been called out on strikes 843 times, while drawing a walk on 272 occasions.

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The Pirates are sitting with a team ERA of 4.72 so far this season (26th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 723 batters. They have walked 331 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.18 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.43. Pirates pitchers have given up 101 home runs and also 469 runs in total (27th in the league).

The Pirates have sent 286 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 133 runners on the year with 36.1% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 23 saves so far this season and have not converted 16 of 39 chances to save the game. The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 59.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. The relievers have earned 46 holds this season (18th in the league). Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 88 times as well as having 98 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 2,396 putouts on the year, as well as 840 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .980 which puts them in 30th in baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays. The Pirates have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,188 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in baseball.

Wilson has taken the hill for 163 innings and is sitting with 118 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 5.85 (106 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.607. He has surrendered 199 base hits (11.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 63 free passes. Wilson (7-13 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.36 and he has gone up against 738 opposing hitters in the majors.

Colorado has tallied 85 HRs on the season to go along with 401 runs batted in. They have recorded 161 doubles, while walking 270 times and putting up 422 runs. The Colorado Rockies have tallied an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .262 this year. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .408 and they have an average of 4.64 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 704 instances (24th in baseball) and are sitting with 820 base hits.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.430 and have a FIP of 4.35 as a pitching staff so far this year. They sit at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 852. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 481 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.92 (438 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 (626 strikeouts vs 295 walks). They have allowed 98 long balls and they concede 5.40 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB).

Sitting with 68 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 35 holds and also 7 blown saves. Colorado has had relievers enter the game in 33 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 72 occasions with base runners. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.2% of 120 inherited runners. They rank 1st in baseball with a save rate of 78.8%, and they have dispatched 283 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in MLB). The Rockies have 901 assists, 59 errors and have a tally of 2,406 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 7,218 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (29th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Senzatela has allowed 725 base hits while he has accumulated 427 strikeouts in 639 frames. He has allowed a total of 345 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.445 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and he has faced 2,785 hitters during his pro baseball career. Senzatela (39-40 career mark) has a 4.85 earned run average and has surrendered 10.2 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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