Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, May 5, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+200) New York (-240)

The Colorado Rockies (11-20) are traveling to Citi Field on Friday where they will compete against the New York Mets (16-15). The odds on this game have Colorado at +200 and New York is opening at -240. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Antonio Senzatela and Kodai Senga.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 23rd in MLB. They have racked up 125 runs and have an on-base percentage of .314. The Rockies have earned 65 doubles as a unit and have hit 26 balls out of the park. They have 121 RBI's as well as 264 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .253. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 280 times, while drawing a walk on 86 occasions.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.10 on the year (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 232 hitters. Rockies pitchers have given up 39 long balls in addition to 172 runs in total (28th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 113 opposing players and their FIP is 4.90 as a squad over the course of the season. Colorado has surrendered 275 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 152 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.05 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45.

Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 30 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 5 holds on the campaign (30th in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 57.1% and has come into the game in 13 save situations. They have earned 4 saves so far this year and have missed out on 3 of their 7 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 runners this season with 36.5% of those runners crossed home plate. The Rockies have sent 97 relievers to the hill this year.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 804 putouts this year, as well as 291 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 27th in the majors, and they have turned 31 double plays. The Rockies have turned 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,412 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 22nd in professional baseball.

Senzatela has taken the mound for 672 innings and is sitting with 447 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.88 (364 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.446. He has conceded 765 base hits (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 207 walks. Senzatela (39-42 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.37 and he has gone up against 2,922 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The New York Mets have compiled a team on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .241 so far this season. They have struck out on 234 instances (28th in baseball) and have a total of 246 base knocks. New York has 34 HRs so far this year as well as 135 runs batted in. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they earn 4.55 runs per game (12th in the league). They have hit 49 two-baggers, while walking 120 times and scoring 141 runs.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.348 and have a FIP of 5.16 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (257 strikeouts vs 116 walks). They rank 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 244. They have given up 46 homers and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have conceded 140 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.69 (139 earned runs surrendered).

New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves. They sit at 5th in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have sent 97 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.2% out of their 42 inherited runners. With 37 save situations, the Mets have 25 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In their 2,403 innings on the diamond, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (5th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (8th in MLB). The Mets have racked up 258 assists, 11 errors and have 801 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Senga has given up 23 hits while totaling 32 punch outs in 26 innings. He has allowed a total of 12 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.577 and a FIP of 5.5. His K/BB ratio is 1.78 and he has faced 117 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Senga (3-1 mark in his career) has a 4.15 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-240)

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