Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-148) Colorado (+124)

The Colorado Rockies (45-73) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (59-59) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Arizona at -148 while Colorado is at +124. The betting total is set at 12.5. The starting pitchers will be Joe Mantiply and Austin Gomber.

Arizona has a slugging % of .419 and have been called out on strikes 913 times, while drawing a walk on 386 occasions. They have accumulated 519 RBI's as well as 1,009 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is .253. The Diamondbacks have hit 212 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 131 balls out of the park. They have earned 549 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.7 runs per outing, which is 12th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 145 home runs and 571 runs in total (21st in baseball). Arizona has relinquished 1,017 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 537 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.64 so far this year (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 971 hitters. They have walked 386 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.42 as a squad on the campaign.

The Diamondbacks have sent 386 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 174 runners on the season with 29.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 30 saves for the season and have not converted 20 of their 50 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have 54 holds this year (24th in the league). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 117 times as well as having 114 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,381 innings on the field, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 3,127 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,013 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .990 which ranks 1st in pro baseball, and have 99 double plays.

Mantiply (4-8 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.44 and he has faced 544 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 136 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 33 free passes. His ERA is 4.16 (59 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.324. Mantiply has thrown 127 innings and has tallied 122 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with a team OBP of .307 and a batting average of .247 for the year. They have been rung up on 1,114 occasions (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 984 base hits. Colorado is sitting with 116 home runs on the year as well as 476 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .397 and they average 4.23 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have notched 221 doubles, while getting a free base 317 times as well as earning 499 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.516 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.19 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.20 (824 strikeouts vs 428 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,134. They have allowed 169 homers and they concede 5.93 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 679 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.50 (629 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.6% of 182 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 83 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 39 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 389 relievers onto the diamond for the year. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 42 save opportunities and they have walked away with 24 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 122 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in the majors). The Rockies have 1,111 assists, 64 errors and have amassed 3,091 putouts so far this year. In 9,273 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (29th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Gomber has allowed 485 base knocks while he has earned 383 strikeouts in 469 innings. He has given up a total of 252 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.42 and he has faced 2,010 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Gomber (30-28 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.84 earned run average and has allowed 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-148)

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