Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, August 14, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (45-72) will attempt to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (58-59) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Merrill Kelly and Chris Flexen.

The Diamondbacks have tallied 212 doubles as a squad and have knocked 129 baseballs out of the stadium. Arizona has a slugging rate of .418 and have been called out on strikes 906 times, while taking a walk on 384 occasions. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 4.7 runs/g, which has them at 13th in baseball. They have accrued 514 runs batted in and 999 hits so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .253. They have earned a total of 544 runs and have an on-base percentage of .322.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team earned run average of 4.64 over the course of the season (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 959 batters. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 145 home runs and 567 total runs (21st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 380 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.43 as a team on the year. Arizona has relinquished 1,006 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 533 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 115 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 54 holds this season (24th in the league). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 59.2% and has entered the game in 104 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves on the year and have blown 20 of their 49 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 171 base runners on the campaign and 29.8% of them ended up scoring. The Diamondbacks have sent 381 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,300 innings, which has them sitting 14th in MLB. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 3,100 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,003 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which ranks 1st in the majors, and they have twisted 98 double plays.

Kelly (45-40 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.04 while he has gone up against 2,829 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 628 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 206 free passes. His earned run average is 3.84 (292 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.218. Kelly has thrown 685 frames and has racked up 612 K's during his career.

The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .398 and they average 4.24 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have tallied 220 doubles, while taking a walk 317 times and putting up 496 runs. Colorado has 115 long balls for the year to go along with 473 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,101 instances (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 979 hits. The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .308 and a team batting average of .248 so far this season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.514 and have a FIP of 5.19 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.20 (820 strikeouts vs 423 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,124. They have relinquished 168 dingers and they surrender 5.91 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 671 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.47 (621 earned runs conceded).

With 83 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 39 holds and also 18 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 42 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 181 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 386 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

Out of their 9,201 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (29th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 121 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (18th in MLB). The Rockies have racked up 1,106 assists, 63 errors and have accounted for 3,067 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Flexen has given up 481 base knocks while accumulating 304 strikeouts in 436 innings pitched. He has conceded 234 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.493 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.79 and he has faced 1,916 hitters thus far in his career. Flexen (26-31 career record) holds a 4.83 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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