Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (47-40) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (33-55) at Oracle Park on Friday. The starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and Ross Stripling.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.4 runs/g, which puts them at 20th in MLB. They have earned a total of 385 runs scored and hold an OBP of .316. The Rockies have accumulated 175 doubles as a squad and have smacked 78 balls out of the park. They have amassed 369 RBI's in addition to 759 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .255. Colorado has a slugging rate of .401 and have been called out on strikes 793 times, while drawing a walk on 247 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.89 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.57. Rockies pitchers have allowed 131 home runs in addition to 532 runs in total (29th in MLB). Colorado has allowed 859 base knocks (10.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 494 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.81 for the season (29th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 639 batters. They have walked 338 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.31 as a team for the year.

The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 61.3% and stepped onto the hill in 56 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 runners this season with 35.0% of them crossed home plate. Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 82 times as well as having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 286 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have tallied 23 holds so far this year (30th in MLB). They have recorded 19 saves for the season and have not converted 12 out of their 31 save opportunities.

The Rockies have turned 66.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,882 innings, which ranks them 29th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 2,294 putouts on the year, in addition to 836 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 21st in pro baseball, and they have twisted 91 double plays.

Gomber has taken the mound for 428 innings and is sitting with 362 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Gomber (27-26 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.67 while he has gone up against 1,844 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.05 (240 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.383. He has conceded 440 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 152 walks.

San Francisco has hit 102 long balls so far this season and 399 runs batted in. They have recorded 148 doubles, while taking a walk 299 times and putting up 408 runs. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .248 this year. The Giants hold a team slugging % of .406 and they earn 4.69 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have been rung up on 837 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have notched a total of 734 base knocks.

The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 377 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.94 (339 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 90 dingers and they relinquish 4.38 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.262 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a squad so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (763 strikeouts against 235 bases on balls). They sit at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 742.

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Giants have earned 40 holds and 9 blown saves. San Francisco has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 42 save chances and they have come away with 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 81 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with runners on. San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.3% out of their 110 inherited base runners. They sit at 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 78.6%, and they have sent 266 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 81 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (30th in MLB). The Giants have accrued 857 assists, 64 errors and have a total of 2,324 putouts this season. In their 6,972 innings on the field, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (28th in the majors).

Stripling (38-40 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.92 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.84 and he has gone up against 2,949 hitters during his career. He has allowed 309 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.211 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Stripling has conceded 689 base knocks and he has 653 strikeouts in 709 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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