Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 4/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Great Lakes

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (11-12) will take on the Colorado Rockies (7-17) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be German Marquez and Xzavion Curry.

The Rockies have hit 46 doubles as a unit and have hit 20 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging % of .375 and have been called out on strikes 221 times, while drawing a walk on 66 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 24th in baseball. They have accrued 88 runs batted in as well as 198 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .244. They have accounted for 92 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.96 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49. Rockies pitchers have conceded 34 home runs and also 140 runs in total (29th in baseball). Colorado has relinquished 213 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 122 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.33 on the campaign (27th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 184 hitters. They have walked 94 opposing batters and their FIP is 5.17 as a team so far this season.

The Rockies have sent 73 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 37 runners this year and 37.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 3 saves on the campaign and have not converted 2 of 5 save opportunities. The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. The relievers have a total of 4 holds over the course of the season (27th in MLB). Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 21 times in addition to having 13 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,854 innings on the field, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 618 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 221 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is at .980 which puts them in 29th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 22 double plays.

Marquez has pitched in 1,012 frames and is sitting with 979 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Marquez (65-55 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.02 and he has faced 4,279 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.40 (495 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.281. He has allowed 996 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 301 walks.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .344 and they average 3.91 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have tallied 43 doubles, while taking a walk 93 times as well as putting up 90 runs. Cleveland has a total of 12 home runs for the year to go along with 80 runs batted in. They have struck out on 169 occasions (28th in the league) and are sitting with 178 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have a team OBP of .314 as well as a team batting average of .229 for the season.

The Guardians hold a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 4.02 as a unit this season. They come in at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 201. The Cleveland pitching staff have given up 102 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.05 (94 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.60 (176 strikeouts vs 65 walks). They have conceded 22 dingers and they surrender 4.39 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.0% out of their 25 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 39 times in high leverage situations and also on 21 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 24 save situations, the Guardians have accrued 11 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 77 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Cleveland has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 13 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves.

In 1,884 innings on the diamond, the Guardians have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (14th in baseball). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in MLB). The Guardians have accrued 224 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 628 putouts on the campaign.

Curry (0-1 career record) is the owner of a 4.01 earned run average and has allowed 8.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.40 and he has faced 105 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 11 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.297 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Curry has given up 22 base hits while totaling 14 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cleveland

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