Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+160) Cleveland (-190)

Progressive Field is where the Cleveland Guardians (11-11) will play the Colorado Rockies (6-17) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at +160 while Cleveland is sitting at -190. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Ryan Feltner and Peyton Battenfield.

The Rockies have accrued 45 doubles as a team and have smacked 19 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 214 times, while being walked on 63 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 3.7 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in MLB. They have accumulated 82 RBI's and 188 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .243. They have earned 86 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .305.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.57 for the season (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 179 batters. Rockies pitchers have given up 34 long balls and 140 total runs (29th in the league). They have walked 91 hitters and their FIP sits at 5.26 as a squad so far this season. Colorado has relinquished 209 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 122 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.97 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52.

The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. The relievers have inherited 37 base runners so far this year and 37.8% of them earned a run for their team. Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 21 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 70 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relievers have 4 holds for the year (27th in MLB). They have accumulated 3 saves this season and have missed out on 2 of 5 save chances.

The Rockies have turned 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,773 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 591 putouts so far this season, in addition to 210 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them ranked 29th in MLB, and they have twisted 21 double plays.

Feltner (5-12 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.03 and he has gone up against 549 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 129 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 54 free passes. His earned run average is 6.16 (84 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.492. Feltner has taken the mound for 122 innings and has racked up 111 K's thus far in his career.

The Cleveland Guardians hold an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .233 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 164 instances (29th in the league) and have totaled 174 hits. Cleveland has accounted for 12 HRs on the campaign to go along with 80 RBIs. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .351 and they average 4.09 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have 42 doubles, while getting a free base 90 times and putting up 90 runs.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 96 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.96 (88 earned runs given up). They have allowed 21 home runs and they give up 4.32 runs per 9 innings (12th in the league). The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.264 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (169 strikeouts vs 62 free passes). They have a ranking of 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 191.

Cleveland relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of their 23 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 39 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 24 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 11 holds and also 4 blown saves. They sit at 9th in MLB with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 74 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Cleveland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 13 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (14th in pro baseball). The Guardians have racked up 216 assists, 10 errors and have 601 putouts this year. In their 1,803 innings on the field, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (10th in professional baseball).

During his career, Battenfield has allowed 7 base knocks while totaling 8 K's in 10 frames. Battenfield (0-1 career record) has earned a 1.69 ERA while giving up 5.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 2 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.938 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has gone up against 41 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+160)

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