Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-110) Colorado (-110)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (14-12) are on their way to Coors Field on Saturday where they will play the Colorado Rockies (8-18). The moneyline on this game has Arizona at -110 and Colorado is coming in at -110. The over/under comes in at 12.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tommy Henry and Noah Davis.

Arizona is slugging .412 and have been called out on strikes 197 times, while taking a walk on 58 occasions. They have 116 RBI's as well as 226 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .260. The Diamondbacks have hit 55 doubles as a team and have hit 21 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 121 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .312. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which is 14th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 33 home runs in addition to 123 total runs (21st in baseball). Arizona has relinquished 202 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 117 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.62 on the season (22nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 215 batters. They have walked 106 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.86 as a team this season.

The Diamondbacks have sent 87 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 42 runners for the season with 31.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 7 saves on the season and have missed out on 4 out of their 11 save chances. The Diamondbacks bullpen have earned a save percentage of 63.6% and has entered the game in 23 save situations. The bullpen have earned 12 holds so far this season (18th in the league). Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 26 times in addition to having 22 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 684 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 252 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .992 which ranks 2nd in baseball, and have accumulated 20 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 71.6% of balls in play into outs in their 2,052 innings on the field, which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball.

Henry has pitched in 51 innings and has tallied 37 K's during his career. His ERA is 5.44 (31 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.481. He has conceded 51 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 25 free passes. Henry (3-4 career record) has a FIP of 6.11 while he has faced 225 hitters in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .305 as well as a team batting average of .243 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 241 occasions (5th in baseball) and have earned 213 hits. Colorado has knocked in 21 home runs over the course of the season and 94 runs batted in. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .372 and they tally 3.77 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have notched 50 two-baggers, while taking a walk 72 times as well as scoring 98 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 145 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.09 (126 earned runs given up). They have conceded 35 homers and they give up 5.85 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.466 with a FIP of 5.04 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.10 (200 strikeouts vs 98 free passes). They come in at 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 229.

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. They sit at 18th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 79 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.1% out of 41 inherited runners. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Rockies have earned 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 239 assists, 19 errors and have 669 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 2,007 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (24th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Davis has allowed 12 base hits and he has 12 punch outs in 10 innings pitched. Davis (0-0 career win-loss mark) holds a 2.53 ERA and has surrendered 10.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 3 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.500 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 48 hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-110)

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