San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 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 (64-82) will take on the San Francisco Giants (69-77) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Giants at -145 while the Rockies open at +125. The over/under comes in at 10. The men taking the mound are Carlos Rodon and Kyle Freeland.

The Giants have accumulated 233 doubles as a team and have hit 161 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .383 and have been rung up 1,320 times, while being walked on 518 occasions. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 17th in MLB. They have amassed 602 runs batted in and 1,114 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .230. They have earned 631 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .313.

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The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 3.88 on the year (12th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,227 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 401 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.51 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 3.06 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Giants pitchers have yielded 125 home runs in addition to 636 runs in total (17th in MLB).

The Giants bullpen have a save percentage of 62.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 125 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 189 runners this season with 33.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 131 times and also have had 149 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 513 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have accumulated 69 holds for the year (20th in baseball). They have earned 33 saves for the season and have blown 20 of their 53 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants are sitting with 3,870 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,395 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and have earned 110 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,610 innings, which ranks them 27th in pro baseball.

Rodon has taken the hill for 837 innings and has earned 930 punch outs thus far in his career. Rodon (55-46 career record) holds a FIP of 3.60 and he has gone up against 3,527 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.60 (335 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.244. He has given up 725 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 316 free passes.

The Rockies have a team slugging % of .399 and they average 4.44 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have tallied 256 doubles, while taking a walk 414 times and scoring 648 runs. Colorado has compiled 134 home runs for the year as well as 619 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,174 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 1,276 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team OBP of .318 and a batting average of .256 on the year.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.436 with a FIP of 4.43 as a team on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.14 (1,044 strikeouts vs 487 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,359. They have surrendered 167 homers and they yield 5.46 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 780 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.01 (715 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 118 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 60 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 58 save chances and they have earned 40 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 169 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 195 inherited runners. They are ranked 9th in the league holding a save rate of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 448 relievers onto the diamond on the year.

Out of their 11,568 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.6% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 144 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,467 assists, 92 errors and have a total of 3,856 putouts so far this year.

Freeland (49-49 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.24 ERA while giving up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and he has gone up against 3,522 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 384 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.401 and a FIP of 4.5. So far in his MLB career, Freeland has conceded 859 base knocks while totaling 627 strikeouts in 814 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-145)

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