Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+130) Philadelphia (-150)

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (8-12) will play the Colorado Rockies (6-14) on Saturday. The line on this matchup has Colorado at +130 and Philadelphia is at -150. The over/under comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Cristopher Sanchez.

Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 185 times, while being walked on 54 occasions. They have 73 RBI's and 169 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .250. The Rockies have compiled 43 doubles as a unit and have hit 18 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 77 runs while holding a team OBP of .310. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 3.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.51 on the season (29th in the league), and their staff has struck out 156 batters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 26 long balls and also 123 total runs (29th in the league). They have walked 82 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.03 as a squad over the course of the season. Colorado has relinquished 185 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 106 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.90 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.54.

Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 19 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 4 holds on the year (26th in MLB). The Rockies relievers have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 9 save situations. They have accumulated 3 saves so far this year and have not converted 1 of their 4 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 35 runners so far this season with 40.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 61 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 519 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 185 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 27th in baseball, and have a total of 20 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 66.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,557 innings, which ranks them 27th in baseball.

Freeland has pitched in 850 frames and has earned 653 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.26 (402 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.404. He has given up 901 hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 292 walks. Freeland (51-52 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.48 while facing 3,679 hitters in the majors.

The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .439 and they score 4.35 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have 47 two-baggers, while taking a walk 58 times and recording 87 runs. Philadelphia has hit 18 home runs so far this season and 84 RBIs. They have struck out on 194 occasions (1st in MLB) and have earned 198 hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have an on-base percentage of .338 and a team batting average of .279 on the season.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.439 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.20 (177 strikeouts vs 79 walks). They are currently ranked 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 170. They have surrendered 20 homers and they give up 5.46 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 105 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.10 (98 earned runs surrendered).

Philadelphia has had relievers step onto the mound in 5 save chances and they have come away with 3 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 71 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 12 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 59.4% out of 32 inherited base runners. With 15 save situations, the Phillies have 10 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 1,557 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (22nd in professional baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 10 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (4th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 164 assists, 6 errors and have accumulated 519 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Sanchez has surrendered 54 base knocks while tallying 48 punch outs in 52 innings. He has given up a total of 32 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.481 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 236 batters so far in his career. Sanchez (3-2 career record) has a 5.47 earned run average while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+130)

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