Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+225) Philadelphia (-265)

The Philadelphia Phillies (9-12) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (6-15) at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Rockies at +225 while the Phillies are sitting at -265. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Urena and Zack Wheeler.

The Rockies have hit 43 doubles as a team and have hit 19 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 188 times, while drawing a walk on 58 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 3.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have earned 76 RBI's and 173 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is at .246. They have accounted for 80 runs while having a team OBP of .308.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.42 on the season (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 164 batters. Rockies pitchers have allowed 27 long balls in addition to 127 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 85 hitters and their FIP is 5.01 as a unit so far this year. Colorado has surrendered 194 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 109 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54.

Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 20 times in addition to having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 4 holds on the year (26th in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. They have compiled 3 saves this season and have missed out on 2 of their 5 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 36 base runners on the season and 38.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have sent 64 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 543 putouts on the year, in addition to 193 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and have accumulated 20 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,629 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in professional baseball.

Urena (39-65 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.87 and he has gone up against 3,521 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 844 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 303 free passes. His ERA is 4.89 (440 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.417. Urena has thrown 809 innings and is sitting with 545 strikeouts during his career.

The Phillies have a slugging percentage of .436 and they are recording 4.33 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have put up 48 two-baggers, while walking 61 times as well as scoring 91 runs. Philadelphia has recorded 19 home runs on the campaign and 87 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 202 instances (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 207 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .338 and a team batting average of .279 for the year.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.412 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.31 as a pitching staff this season. They are sitting at 19th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 174. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 108 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.99 (101 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (180 strikeouts vs 83 walks). They have relinquished 21 home runs and they yield 5.34 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 59.4% out of 32 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on. With 16 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 10 holds and also 2 blown saves. They rank 11th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 73 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Philadelphia has called on relievers to enter the game in 6 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 12 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .992 (4th in baseball). The Phillies have 177 assists, 6 errors and are sitting with 546 putouts on the season. In their 1,638 innings played, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (19th in professional baseball).

Wheeler (75-58 career mark) is the owner of a 3.44 earned run average while surrendering 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and he has gone up against 5,019 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up 462 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.207 and a FIP of 3.4. During his MLB career, Wheeler has allowed 1,084 base hits and he has 1,212 K's in 1,207 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+225)

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