Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 5/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (17-16) will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (12-21) on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Ryan Feltner and Joey Lucchesi.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which is 23rd in baseball. They are sitting with 134 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. The Rockies have accumulated 68 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 26 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 129 RBI's and 280 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is .253. Colorado is slugging .387 and have been called out on strikes 291 times, while taking a walk on 95 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Rockies pitchers have given up 43 home runs in addition to 179 runs in total (27th in baseball). Colorado has allowed 293 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 159 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.02 on the season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 247 batters. They have walked 116 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.91 as a unit so far this year.

The Rockies bullpen have compiled a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 13 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 52 runners this season and 36.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Rockies pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 30 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 102 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen are sitting with 5 holds over the course of the season (30th in the league). They have 4 saves for the year and have missed out on 3 of their 7 save chances.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 855 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 313 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 23rd in pro baseball, and have earned 32 double plays. The Rockies have converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 2,565 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball.

Feltner has taken the hill for 134 innings and has tallied 120 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.78 (86 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.455. He has given up 140 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 55 walks. Feltner (6-12 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.78 while facing 593 batters in the major leagues.

New York has accounted for 35 home runs on the season and 136 RBIs. They have 51 two-baggers, while taking a walk 123 times and recording 142 runs. The New York Mets have compiled an OBP of .323 as well as a team batting average of .236 over the course of the season. The Mets have a team SLG% of .387 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have been rung up on 253 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 254 hits.

The Mets hold a team WHIP of 1.327 and have a FIP of 5.13 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (272 strikeouts against 123 bases on balls). They come in at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 254. They have allowed 48 long balls and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 142 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.47 (141 earned runs yielded).

With 40 save situations, the Mets have recorded 27 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 13 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 34 times in high leverage situations and on 28 occasions with runners on. New York relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 42 inherited base runners. They are ranked 5th in baseball holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have dispatched 103 relievers to the mound for the year.

In 2,556 innings played, the Mets have earned a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (4th in MLB). The New York Mets have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Mets have recorded 271 assists, 12 errors and have 852 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Lucchesi has surrendered 330 base knocks while he has tallied 362 K's in 354 innings pitched. He has allowed 166 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.260 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.12 and he has faced 1,487 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Lucchesi (20-24 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.22 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total runs

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