Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+135) Colorado (-155)

The Colorado Rockies (13-9) will go up against the Washington Nationals (8-16) at Coors Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Nationals at +135 and the Rockies are coming in at -155. The over/under has been set at 10.5. The expected starting pitchers are Erick Fedde and German Marquez.

As a squad, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 18th in baseball. They have 95 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .309. The Nationals have hit 41 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 12 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 90 runs batted in and 193 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .241. Washington has a slugging % of .337 and have been called out on strikes 182 times, while taking a walk on 73 occasions.

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Nationals pitchers have surrendered 22 home runs and also 128 total runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 99 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.17 as a unit over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.08 on the season (29th in baseball), and they have rung up 203 batters.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 14 save situations. The relievers have inherited 65 runners on the campaign with 36.9% of those players crossed the plate. Nationals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 33 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 104 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers are sitting with 10 holds this season (20th in baseball). They have earned 3 saves this year and have not converted 1 out of their 4 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals have amassed 633 putouts this year, in addition to 208 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which has them sitting 25th in the majors, and they have twisted 14 double plays. The Nationals have converted 66.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,899 innings, which ranks them 29th in pro baseball.

Fedde has taken the mound for 345 frames and has accounted for 277 strikeouts thus far in his career. Fedde (16-22 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.14 and he has gone up against 1,520 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 5.29 (203 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.486. He has given up 372 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 141 walks.

The Colorado Rockies hold a team on-base percentage of .337 as well as a batting average of .265 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 171 instances (25th in the league) and are sitting with 195 base hits. Colorado has accounted for 24 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 98 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .430 and they are scoring 4.73 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have hit 42 two-baggers, while taking a walk 72 times as well as scoring 104 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.402 with a FIP of 3.86 as a staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 205. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 110 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (94 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.28 (153 strikeouts vs 67 walks). They have conceded 18 dingers and they allow 5.10 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

With 25 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 12 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 10 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of 46 inherited runners. They are ranked 8th in the league holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 70 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in baseball). The Rockies have recorded 235 assists, 15 errors and have a tally of 582 putouts during this campaign. In their 1,746 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (28th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Marquez has given up 826 base hits while he has tallied 830 K's in 835 innings pitched. Marquez (54-42 mark in his career) has a 4.31 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 400 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.46 and he has faced 3,532 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+135)

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