San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-145) Colorado (+125)

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (17-16) will meet the San Francisco Giants (20-13) on Monday. The line on this matchup has San Francisco at -145 and Colorado is opening at +125. The total comes in at 11. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alex Wood and Antonio Senzatela.

The Giants have tallied 43 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 33 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 267 times, while drawing a walk on 128 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.9 runs/g, which puts them at 4th in baseball. They have compiled 153 runs batted in in addition to 268 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .245. They have earned a total of 163 runs while holding a team OBP of .329.

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The Giants have an earned run average of 3.41 on the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 290 batters. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Giants pitchers have surrendered 19 home runs and 121 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 88 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 2.97 as a squad so far this season.

The Giants relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 72.7% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 41 base runners for the season with 26.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 29 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 130 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have notched 17 holds so far this year (18th in baseball). They have earned 8 saves so far this season and have blown 3 out of their 11 chances to get a save.

The Giants have converted 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,640 innings, which has them sitting 27th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 880 putouts this season, in addition to 302 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which has them sitting 10th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 29 double plays.

Wood (66-50 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.52 while he has faced 4,259 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 962 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 292 free passes. His ERA is 3.50 (397 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.229. Wood has taken the hill for 1,020 innings and has 965 K's in his MLB career.

The Colorado Rockies have recorded an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a batting average of .260 on the year. They have struck out on 260 occasions (24th in MLB) and have tallied 289 base hits. Colorado has compiled 33 HRs so far this year as well as 143 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .413 and they score 4.64 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have put up 59 two-baggers, while taking a walk 96 times as well as scoring 153 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have given up 180 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.81 (154 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 31 long balls and they relinquish 5.63 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.479 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.15 (230 strikeouts against 107 free passes). They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 319.

Sitting with 31 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 15 holds and 3 blown saves. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 16 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.9% out of their 62 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 81.3%, and they have dispatched 103 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 45 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .979 (26th in MLB). The Rockies have accrued 356 assists, 26 errors and have a tally of 864 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,592 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.5% (30th in pro baseball).

Senzatela (38-37 mark in his career) has a 4.85 ERA while surrendering 10.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 2,638 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 327 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.432 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Senzatela has allowed 679 base knocks and he has 401 strikeouts in 607 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-145)

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