Colorado Rockies vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (80-48) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (48-80) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ty Blach and Grayson Rodriguez.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in the league. They have notched a total of 563 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. The Rockies have earned 240 doubles as a team and have knocked 130 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 537 runs batted in and 1,083 hits this season, while their average at the plate sits at .250. Colorado is slugging .404 and have been rung up 1,214 times, while being walked on 351 occasions.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.57 on the year (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 888 batters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 186 home runs and also 744 runs in total (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 453 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.21 as a squad this year. Colorado has relinquished 1,239 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 691 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.96 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51.

The Rockies have sent 424 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 199 runners this year with 37.2% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 25 saves so far this year and have blown 25 of their 50 save chances. The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 97 save situations. The relievers have recorded 45 holds so far this year (30th in the league). Rockies pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 122 times and also have had 116 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have turned 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,056 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,352 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,209 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 16th in MLB, and have 136 double plays.

Blach has taken the ball for 411 innings and has racked up 226 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 5.03 (230 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.453. He has given up 470 hits (10.3 hits per 9 innings) with 128 walks. Blach (18-23 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.40 and he has faced 1,782 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Orioles hold a slugging % of .426 and they are earning 4.94 runs per game (7th in the league). They have 243 doubles, while walking 399 times and putting up 632 runs. Baltimore has knocked in 152 home runs for the season as well as 613 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,067 occasions (19th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,103 hits. The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .254 so far this year.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.264 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,163 strikeouts vs 390 free passes). They are currently ranked 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,062. They have allowed 143 homers and they allow 4.28 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 546 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.04 (516 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 67 save chances and they have walked away with 41 saves. They are currently ranked 18th in the league with a save rate of 61.2%, and they have dispatched 435 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 168 times in high leverage situations in addition to 149 occasions with runners on. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.0% of 219 inherited base runners. Sitting with 159 save situations, the Orioles have 90 holds and 26 blown saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 112 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in professional baseball). The Orioles have 1,117 assists, 50 errors and are sitting with 3,447 putouts this season. In 10,341 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (15th in the majors).

Rodriguez (3-3 career mark) is the owner of a 5.38 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.68 and he has gone up against 374 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 52 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.425 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. In his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has given up 90 base knocks while he has tallied 91 strikeouts in 87 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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