Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, May 29, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+150) Arizona (-175)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (29-23) will play the Colorado Rockies (24-30) at Chase Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Colorado at +150 and Arizona is sitting at -175. The total is 9.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Karl Kauffmann and Ryne Nelson.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They are sitting with 239 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Rockies have tallied 117 doubles as a unit and have hit 43 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 229 runs batted in and 462 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate sits at .259. Colorado is slugging .404 and have struck out 448 times, while drawing a walk on 154 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.48. Rockies pitchers have yielded 67 home runs and also 289 runs in total (29th in the league). Colorado has allowed 486 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 260 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.08 this year (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 396 hitters. They have walked 198 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.87 as a team so far this year.

The Rockies have dispatched 169 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 83 base runners this season with 31.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 11 saves this year and have not converted 4 out of their 15 save chances. The Rockies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 73.3% and has come into the game in 27 save situations. The bullpen have earned 11 holds this year (30th in MLB). Rockies pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 47 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 1,383 putouts so far this season, in addition to 507 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 22nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 53 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,149 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 26th in pro baseball.

Kauffmann (0-2 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.47 while he has gone up against 42 batters in the majors. He has given up 13 base hits (13.5 hits per 9 innings) with 5 walks. His earned run average is 9.35 (9 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 2.077. Kauffmann has taken the ball for 8 innings and has racked up 6 K's thus far in his career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .260 so far this year. They have been rung up on 402 instances (27th in MLB) and have earned 461 hits. Arizona has recorded 57 home runs on the season as well as 246 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .430 and they are scoring 5.00 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have hit 105 doubles, while walking 160 times and scoring 260 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 4.42 as a team on the campaign. They rank 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 431. The Arizona pitching staff have conceded 251 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.49 (230 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (428 strikeouts against 186 walks). They have allowed 60 dingers and they relinquish 4.90 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league).

Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.2% of 87 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations and on 58 occasions with runners on base. With 57 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 32 holds and 11 blown saves. They sit at 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.2%, and they have dispatched 176 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 24 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves.

Out of their 4,152 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (10th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (5th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 482 assists, 19 errors and have accounted for 1,384 putouts so far this year.

In his pro baseball career, Nelson has allowed 65 base hits while accumulating 52 K's in 70 innings pitched. Nelson (2-3 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.09 earned run average while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 32 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 288 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+150)

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