Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 5/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+200) Arizona (-240)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (30-23) will play the Colorado Rockies (24-30) at Chase Field on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Rockies at +200 and the Diamondbacks are at -240. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Freeland and Zac Gallen.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in MLB. They have racked up 250 runs and have an OBP of .322. The Rockies have recorded 122 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 45 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 240 RBI's as well as 477 hits for the year, while their batting average is sitting at .262. Colorado is slugging .409 and have struck out 457 times, while being walked on 157 occasions.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.17 on the campaign (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 401 hitters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 69 home runs and 299 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 205 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.92 as a squad over the course of the season. Colorado has conceded 500 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 270 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.96 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50.

The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 73.3% and stepped onto the hill in 28 save situations. The relievers have inherited 85 base runners so far this year and 30.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 48 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 172 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 12 holds on the year (29th in MLB). They have compiled 11 saves for the year and have blown 4 out of their 15 chances to save the game.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 1,410 putouts thus far, in addition to 522 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 21st in MLB, and have 56 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,230 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in MLB.

Freeland (53-56 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.46 while going up against 3,832 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 941 base hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 300 free passes. His earned run average is 4.24 (418 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.399. Freeland has pitched in 887 innings and has earned 683 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have tallied a team on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .261 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 410 instances (27th in baseball) and are sitting with 470 hits. Arizona has hit 59 home runs this year and 250 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a slugging percentage of .430 and they average 4.98 runs per game (7th in MLB). They have 105 two-baggers, while taking a walk 160 times as well as earning 264 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.338 in addition to having a FIP of 4.39 as a squad over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.50 (443 strikeouts against 190 free passes). They have a ranking of 15th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 439. They have relinquished 61 homers and they allow 4.84 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have given up 253 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.44 (232 earned runs relinquished).

Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.2% out of 90 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations in addition to 60 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Diamondbacks have 35 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They sit at 22nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.0%, and they have dispatched 180 relievers to the mound so far this year. Arizona has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 25 save opportunities and they have come away with 14 saves.

In 4,233 innings played, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (10th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in the majors). The Diamondbacks have racked up 488 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 1,411 putouts for the year.

During his pro baseball career, Gallen has surrendered 400 base knocks while accumulating 584 strikeouts in 524 frames. He has surrendered 179 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.090 and having a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.42 and he has faced 2,127 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Gallen (28-24 career record) has a 3.07 ERA while giving up 6.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-240)

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