Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The Colorado Rockies (56-92) are traveling to Petco Park on Monday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (71-78). The expected starting pitchers are Ty Blach and Michael Wacha.

The Rockies have accumulated 277 two-baggers as a team and have hit 142 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 1,396 times, while taking a walk on 409 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have recorded 625 runs batted in and 1,241 hits this season, and their batting average is at .248. They have accumulated 657 runs while holding a team OBP of .310.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 213 long balls and 866 total runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has given up 1,448 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) and 803 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.60 this year (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,018 batters. They have walked 529 hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.22 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 240 base runners on the season with 37.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 144 times in addition to having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 493 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have a total of 55 holds so far this season (30th in the league). They have accumulated 31 saves for the season and have missed out on 31 of their 62 chances to get a save.

The Colorado Rockies have amassed 3,874 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,392 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball, and have a total of 158 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,622 innings on the field, which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball.

Blach has taken the mound for 434 innings and is sitting with 245 punch outs during his MLB career. Blach (20-23 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.45 while he has gone up against 1,879 batters in the majors. His ERA is 5.03 (243 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.456. He has surrendered 499 base knocks (10.3 hits per 9 innings) with 134 free passes.

San Diego has accumulated 192 home runs so far this year and 657 runs batted in. They have put up 250 doubles, while taking a walk 602 times as well as putting up 687 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .327 and a batting average of .241 on the campaign. The Padres have a SLG% of .412 and they average 4.61 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,210 instances (22nd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,190 base knocks.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.284 in addition to having a FIP of 4.22 as a staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (1,310 strikeouts against 511 walks). They come in at 4th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,184. They have surrendered 165 dingers and they allow 4.22 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 619 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.90 (572 earned runs conceded).

San Diego has called on relievers to enter the contest in 56 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. They rank 24th in baseball with a save percentage of 55.4%, and they have sent 464 relievers onto the field for the year. Their relievers have come in 134 times in high leverage situations and on 103 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.9% out of 160 inherited runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Padres have earned 76 holds and also 25 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Padres have 1,318 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,960 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 11,880 innings on the field, the Padres have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (7th in baseball).

Wacha (85-54 record in his career) has earned a 3.99 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 5,372 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 563 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Wacha has conceded 1,237 base knocks while he has tallied 1,126 punch outs in 1,269 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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