Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 9/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (72-78) will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (56-93) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Connor Seabold and Blake Snell.

The Rockies have accounted for 279 doubles as a team and have hit 144 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging % of .401 and have struck out 1,403 times, while drawing a walk on 410 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 18th in MLB. They have accounted for 634 runs batted in and 1,256 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .249. They are sitting with 667 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310.

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The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.63 so far this year (30th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,026 hitters. Rockies pitchers have given up 214 long balls and also 877 runs (30th in baseball). They have walked 530 opposing players and their FIP is 5.21 as a team so far this year. Colorado has allowed 1,462 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 814 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 147 times in addition to having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 55 holds on the year (30th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 119 save situations. They have accumulated 31 saves for the season and have blown 31 of their 62 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 245 base runners on the campaign and 38.8% of them ended up scoring. The Rockies have sent 497 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Rockies have converted 67.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,703 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 3,901 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,398 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 158 double plays.

Seabold has taken the mound for 103 innings and has racked up 81 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 8.25 (95 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.756. He has conceded 145 base knocks (12.6 hits per nine innings) and has 37 free passes. Seabold (1-11 career record) has earned a FIP of 6.16 and he has gone up against 495 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Padres have a SLG% of .413 and they have an average of 4.65 runs per game (13th in the league). They have 251 two-baggers, while taking a walk 605 times and putting up 697 runs. San Diego has a total of 194 home runs this year to go along with 667 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,218 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned 1,203 hits. The San Diego Padres have tallied an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .241 so far this season.

The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.281 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,326 strikeouts against 512 walks). They sit at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,190. They have yielded 166 home runs and they concede 4.20 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 620 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.88 (573 earned runs allowed).

San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 56 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB holding a save rate of 55.4%, and they have dispatched 467 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 134 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with runners on base. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 41.9% of 160 inherited runners. Sitting with 133 save situations, the Padres have compiled 76 holds and 25 blown saves.

In their 11,961 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.9% (7th in the majors). The San Diego Padres have gotten 122 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in pro baseball). The Padres have racked up 1,325 assists, 70 errors and have a tally of 3,987 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Snell has allowed 771 base hits while he has tallied 1,206 punch outs in 979 innings pitched. Snell (71-55 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.24 earned run average and has allowed 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 353 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.241 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 4,069 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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