Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 6/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Monday, June 12, 2023

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Fenway Park is the location where the Boston Red Sox (32-33) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (26-40) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Connor Seabold and James Paxton.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have accounted for 293 runs and have an OBP of .318. The Rockies have recorded 144 doubles as a team and have hit 52 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 283 runs batted in as well as 578 hits for the year, and their batting average is at .258. Colorado has a slugging % of .401 and have been called out on strikes 573 times, while taking a walk on 187 occasions.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.24 over the course of the season (29th in baseball), and they have rung up 488 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 86 long balls and also 363 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 251 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.96 as a unit on the year. Colorado has given up 612 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 334 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.51.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 60 times and also have had 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 17 holds so far this year (29th in MLB). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 61.9% and has stepped onto the mound in 40 save situations. They have accumulated 13 saves for the season and have blown 8 of their 21 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 105 base runners so far this season and 28.6% of them ended up scoring. The Rockies have sent 210 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Rockies have turned 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,163 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 1,721 putouts thus far, as well as 625 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 64 double plays.

Seabold (1-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.66 while going up against 326 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 88 base hits (11.5 hits per nine innings) with 27 free passes. His earned run average is 6.78 (52 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.667. Seabold has taken the mound for 69 innings and has earned 55 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Boston Red Sox hold an on-base percentage of .332 as well as a team batting average of .259 this season. They have been rung up on 519 instances (25th in the league) and have notched a total of 576 hits. Boston has a total of 70 HRs on the season and 307 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .425 and they have an average of 4.92 runs per game (6th in the league). They have hit 145 two-baggers, while taking a walk 219 times as well as putting up 320 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.326 with a FIP of 4.42 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (551 strikeouts vs 191 bases on balls). They sit at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 565. They have conceded 84 long balls and they surrender 5.07 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 321 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.66 (295 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 57 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 33 holds and 7 blown saves. Boston has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 24 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on base. Boston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.2% out of their 54 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.8%, and they have sent 198 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 48 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have accrued 551 assists, 45 errors and have a total of 1,710 putouts so far this season. Out of their 5,130 innings played, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (22nd in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Paxton has conceded 707 base knocks and he has 867 K's in 780 innings. He has surrendered 312 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.61 and he has faced 3,239 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. Paxton (59-34 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.60 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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