Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (89-73 last season) will take on the Colorado Rockies (68-94 last year) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Austin Gomber and Seth Lugo.

The Rockies recorded 280 doubles as a unit and hit 149 balls out of the park. Colorado had a slugging percentage of .398 and were called out on strikes 1,330 times, while taking a walk on 453 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies put up 4.3 runs/g, which ranked them 16th in the league. They recorded 669 RBI's and 1,408 hits over the course of last season, while their team batting average was .254. They accumulated 698 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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Rockies pitchers surrendered 184 home runs and 873 total runs (30th in MLB). They walked 539 players from the other team and their FIP finished at 4.38 as a team in the prior season. They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.44. The Rockies had an ERA of 5.07 over the course of last year (30th in MLB), and the staff rung up 1,187 batters.

Rockies relief pitchers entered the contest with runners on base 135 times and also had 182 games in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers recorded 65 holds over the course of last year (26th in baseball). The Rockies relief pitchers recorded a save percentage of 67.2% and came into the game in 130 save situations. They accumulated 43 saves for the prior year and did not convert 21 of 64 save opportunities. The relief pitchers inherited 224 base runners during the previous year with 35.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rockies had dispatched 497 relievers to the hill for the prior year.

The Rockies turned 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,828 innings on the diamond, which had them sitting at 30th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies accounted for 4,276 putouts during the previous year, as well as 1,592 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding rate was at .983 which put them in 26th in the majors, and they twisted 154 double plays.

Gomber has taken the mound for 344 frames and has tallied 302 strikeouts thus far in his career. Gomber (21-19 career record) has a FIP of 4.37 while facing 1,470 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.66 (178 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.340. He has given up 339 base hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 122 free passes.

The Padres had a team SLG% of .382 and they had an average of 4.35 runs per game (13th in baseball). They recorded 276 two-baggers, while taking a walk 574 times and notching 705 runs. San Diego tallied 153 long balls last year in addition to 682 runs batted in. They were rung up on 1,327 instances (22nd in the league) and earned 1,318 base knocks. The San Diego Padres tallied a team OBP of .318 and a team batting average of .241 for the previous season.

The San Diego pitching staff given up 660 runs for the prior year while having a team ERA of 3.81 (611 earned runs surrendered). They conceded 173 dingers and they relinquished 4.12 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Padres held a team WHIP of 1.200 and had a FIP of 3.82 as a pitching staff during the previous year. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 (1,451 strikeouts against 468 walks). They finished at 9th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,263.

San Diego relief pitchers held an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 200 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers took the field 162 times in high leverage situations and also on 127 occasions with base runners. Ending the season with 145 save situations, the Padres earned 70 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. They were sitting at 9th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.6%, and they dispatched 488 bullpen pitchers onto the field last season. San Diego called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 70 save opportunities and they converted 48 saves.

San Diego Padres turned 116 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in the majors). The Padres recorded 1,362 assists, 76 errors and accounted for 4,330 putouts last season. Out of their 12,990 innings on the diamond, the Padres finished with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in MLB).

So far in his career, Lugo has allowed 439 base hits while tallying 508 K's in 494 frames. Lugo (32-24 career record) has earned a 3.48 ERA and has given up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 191 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.164 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.71 and he has gone up against 2,047 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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