Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Minute Maid Park is the location where the Houston Astros (46-38) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (33-53) on Wednesday. The men taking the mound will be Chase Anderson and Framber Valdez.

Colorado is slugging .403 and have been called out on strikes 777 times, while taking a walk on 242 occasions. They have accounted for 364 runs batted in and 748 hits on the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .257. The Rockies have accrued 175 two-baggers as a team and have hit 75 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 380 runs scored and hold an OBP of .317. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball.

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The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.82 on the campaign (29th in the league), and they have rung up 628 batters. Rockies pitchers have given up 127 long balls in addition to 522 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 331 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.28 as a squad on the season. Colorado has allowed 836 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and also 484 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.56.

The Rockies have dispatched 280 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 136 base runners for the year and 35.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 19 saves on the season and have missed out on 12 out of their 31 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 61.3% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 23 holds over the course of the season (30th in baseball). Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 80 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have converted 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,738 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 2,246 putouts for the season, as well as 822 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and have a total of 89 double plays.

Anderson has pitched in 1,008 innings and has 851 K's in his pro baseball career. Anderson (58-53 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.75 while he has faced 4,254 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.36 (488 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.297. He has given up 966 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 342 free passes.

The Astros have a slugging percentage of .407 and they average 4.63 runs per game (11th in the league). They have recorded 145 two-baggers, while taking a walk 272 times and putting up 389 runs. Houston is sitting with 98 long balls this season to go along with 373 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 665 instances (26th in the league) and have earned a total of 703 base knocks. The Houston Astros hold a team on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .248 on the campaign.

The Houston pitching staff have yielded 332 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.57 (298 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 91 homers and they allow 3.98 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.252 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (779 strikeouts vs 259 walks). They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 681.

Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.4% out of 69 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 75 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 81 save situations, the Astros have amassed 45 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 65.7%, and they have dispatched 260 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves.

In 6,759 innings on the diamond, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (15th in professional baseball). The Houston Astros have gotten 75 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Astros have 719 assists, 39 errors and have accumulated 2,253 putouts this season.

Valdez (48-29 mark in his career) holds a 3.23 earned run average while giving up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and he has faced 2,588 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 222 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.217 and having a FIP of 3.5. So far in his career, Valdez has given up 521 base knocks and he has 607 K's in 619 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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