St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-170) Colorado (+145)

The Colorado Rockies (48-63) will go up against the St. Louis Cardinals (60-48) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Cardinals at -170 while the Rockies are at +145. The total is set at 10.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Kyle Freeland.

St. Louis has a slugging rate of .410 and have been called out on strikes 839 times, while being walked on 352 occasions. They have 484 runs batted in in addition to 920 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .252. The Cardinals have compiled 184 doubles as a squad and have hit 122 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 505 runs scored while having a team OBP of .323. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are recording 4.7 runs per contest, which is 7th in baseball.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 3.79 over the course of the season (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 792 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 333 batters and their FIP is 4.09 as a unit so far this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Cardinals pitchers have given up 106 home runs and also 421 runs in total (5th in baseball).

Cardinals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 107 times as well as having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 49 holds on the campaign (23rd in the league). The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 65.0% and has come into the game in 89 save situations. They have compiled 26 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of 40 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 runners on the year and 33.1% of them ended up scoring. The Cardinals have sent 317 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals have amassed 2,864 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,126 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which is 2nd in baseball, and have 119 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,592 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in baseball.

Quintana has taken the mound for 1,667 innings and is sitting with 1,491 K's during his MLB career. Quintana (86-85 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.66 while going up against 6,993 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.81 (705 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.281. He has given up 1,645 base hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 490 walks.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .262 so far this season. They have struck out on 869 occasions (22nd in the league) and are sitting with 998 base knocks. Colorado has tallied 99 home runs this year as well as 471 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .406 and they score 4.45 runs per contest (12th in baseball). They have put up 203 two-baggers, while taking a walk 321 times as well as recording 494 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.459 and have a FIP of 4.38 as a team on the season. They come in at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,053. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 595 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.96 (539 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 (774 strikeouts vs 373 walks). They have allowed 120 long balls and they concede 5.48 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Colorado has had relief pitchers take the mound in 42 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. They sit at 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 346 relievers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with base runners. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of their 147 inherited runners. With 86 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 44 holds and 12 blown saves.

In their 8,796 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in professional baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 116 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 1,119 assists, 74 errors and have accumulated 2,932 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Freeland has conceded 814 hits while earning 599 K's in 774 frames. Freeland (47-47 record in his career) holds a 4.25 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 366 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.400 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and he has faced 3,346 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+145)

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