Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, July 21, 2023

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Colorado Rockies (37-59) are hitting the road to loanDepot park on Friday where they will compete against the Miami Marlins (53-45). The expected starting pitchers will be Chase Anderson and Braxton Garrett.

The Rockies have accrued 185 doubles as a team and have smacked 92 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging % of .402 and have been called out on strikes 873 times, while being walked on 264 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 21st in MLB. They have earned 398 runs batted in as well as 814 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .251. They have accounted for 416 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.62 for the season (29th in the league), and they have struck out 683 hitters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 138 home runs and also 562 total runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 357 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.22 as a team so far this season. Colorado has surrendered 923 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and also 522 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies have sent 316 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 147 base runners on the year with 33.3% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 21 saves so far this season and have missed out on 14 out of their 35 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 66 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 29 holds so far this year (29th in baseball). Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 89 times as well as having 74 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 2,510 putouts thus far, as well as 910 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 20th in the majors, and they have turned 102 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,530 innings, ranking them 29th in MLB.

Anderson (58-54 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.78 while he has faced 4,292 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 976 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 345 free passes. His ERA is 4.36 (493 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.298. Anderson has taken the mound for 1,017 innings and has accumulated 855 punch outs during his career.

Miami has 91 HRs on the year and 387 runs batted in. They have hit 156 doubles, while taking a walk 264 times as well as putting up 407 runs. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .323 as well as a team batting average of .265 on the season. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .402 and they have an average of 4.15 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 782 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have earned 886 hits.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.272 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (915 strikeouts vs 297 walks). They sit at 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 807. They have given up 107 long balls and they concede 4.40 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 424 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.12 (397 earned runs yielded).

Miami relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 28.8% out of their 146 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 110 save situations, the Marlins have amassed 65 holds and also 17 blown saves. They sit at 15th in the league with a save rate of 62.2%, and they have sent 337 relievers to the mound for the year. Miami has called on relievers to enter the game in 45 save chances and they have converted 28 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Marlins have recorded 865 assists, 57 errors and have a tally of 2,605 putouts so far this year. In 7,815 innings on the field, the Marlins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (25th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Garrett has conceded 232 hits while earning 236 strikeouts in 226 innings pitched. Garrett (10-12 career mark) is the owner of a 4.01 earned run average and has surrendered 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 101 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.310 and having a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.63 and he has gone up against 965 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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