San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-135) Colorado (+115)

The Colorado Rockies (27-37) are hosting the San Diego Padres (41-24) at Coors Field on Saturday. The odds on this game have San Diego at -135 while Colorado opens at +115. The total is set at 11. The expected starting pitchers are Nick Martínez and German Marquez.

The Padres have hit 115 doubles as a squad and have knocked 54 baseballs out of the park. San Diego owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have struck out 547 times, while being walked on 232 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. They have tallied 299 runs batted in and 539 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .243. They have notched a total of 309 runs scored and have an OBP of .319.

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Padres pitchers have surrendered 55 home runs and 235 runs in total (4th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 195 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.51 as a team for the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.13. The Padres have an ERA of 3.32 on the season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 581 batters.

The Padres relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 68.8% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 base runners this season with 47.2% of those players crossed home plate. Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 51 times and also have had 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 191 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have notched 34 holds on the campaign (17th in the league). They have earned 22 saves on the season and have blown 10 of their 32 chances to save the game.

The San Diego Padres have earned a total of 1,757 putouts thus far, as well as 612 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them ranked 1st in baseball, and have accumulated 54 double plays. The Padres have transformed 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,271 innings on the field, which has them ranked 3rd in baseball.

Martinez has thrown 470 innings and has accumulated 293 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.65 (243 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.443. He has given up 506 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 173 walks. Martinez (19-33 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 5.25 while going up against 2,060 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies hold an OBP of .320 and a batting average of .258 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 512 occasions (19th in baseball) and have earned 570 base knocks. Colorado has a total of 54 HRs for the year to go along with 267 runs batted in. The Rockies have a SLG% of .388 and they average 4.44 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have recorded 102 doubles, while getting a free base 187 times as well as putting up 284 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 353 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.96 (313 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 62 home runs and they allow 5.59 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.445 with a FIP of 4.13 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 (467 strikeouts against 208 bases on balls). They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 613.

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.4% of 91 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 76 times in high leverage situations and also on 54 occasions with base runners. With 50 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 26 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They sit at 4th in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 208 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the contest in 24 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 64 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (29th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 629 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 1,704 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 5,112 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.2% (30th in pro baseball).

Marquez (57-46 career win-loss record) holds a 4.42 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.39 and he has gone up against 3,740 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 433 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and having a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Marquez has surrendered 879 hits while earning 875 K's in 882 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-135)

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