San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-150) Colorado (+130)

The San Diego Padres (50-38) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will meet the Colorado Rockies (38-49). The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at -150 while Colorado is at +130. The over/under is set at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Joe Musgrove and Chad Kuhl.

The Padres have accounted for 153 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 73 baseballs out of the stadium. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .373 and have struck out 734 times, while drawing a walk on 307 occasions. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which is 17th in baseball. They have recorded 371 runs batted in and 714 hits for the season, while their batting average comes in at .240. They have earned a total of 384 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .315.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 3.66 on the campaign (7th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 787 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.89 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.18. Padres pitchers have surrendered 86 long balls in addition to 345 runs in total (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 272 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.72 as a squad on the campaign.

Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 69 times as well as having 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 39 holds so far this year (23rd in the league). The Padres bullpen have a save percentage of 69.0% and has entered the game in 85 save situations. They have compiled 29 saves for the season and have blown 13 of 42 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 runners for the year with 42.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Padres have dispatched 249 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The San Diego Padres have earned 2,368 putouts this year, in addition to 802 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which puts them in 2nd in pro baseball, and have 66 double plays. The Padres have converted 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,104 innings on the field, which has them ranked 5th in baseball.

Musgrove (48-49 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.76 while he has faced 3,221 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 701 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 199 free passes. His earned run average is 3.78 (326 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.158. Musgrove has thrown 777 innings and has accumulated 766 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .257 on the year. They have been rung up on 677 occasions (24th in MLB) and have notched a total of 769 hits. Colorado has accounted for 81 home runs for the season to go along with 366 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .401 and they tally 4.44 runs per game (14th in the league). They have put up 148 two-baggers, while taking a walk 255 times as well as putting up 386 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.433 and have a FIP of 4.37 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.15 (605 strikeouts against 281 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 817. They have surrendered 96 homers and they allow 5.46 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 465 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.97 (423 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have tallied 24 saves. They are ranked 3rd in the league holding a save percentage of 77.4%, and they have dispatched 269 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 94 times in high leverage situations in addition to 67 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.7% of 113 inherited runners. With 62 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 31 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 853 assists, 59 errors and have 2,298 putouts on the campaign. In 6,894 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (30th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Kuhl has allowed 514 base knocks while tallying 458 strikeouts in 527 innings pitched. Kuhl (31-35 career mark) has earned a 4.37 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 256 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.408 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and he has gone up against 2,272 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-150)

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