Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 9/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (71-70) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (51-89) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Peter Lambert and Keaton Winn.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.4 runs/g, which is 18th in the league. They have tallied 619 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .310. The Rockies have recorded 263 doubles as a squad and have hit 137 balls out of the park. They have accrued 590 runs batted in as well as 1,177 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .248. Colorado has a slugging rate of .401 and have been called out on strikes 1,328 times, while taking a walk on 387 occasions.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.66 this year (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 966 batters. Rockies pitchers have allowed 206 long balls and 830 total runs (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 497 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 5.26 as a team this year. Colorado has conceded 1,372 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) and 768 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 48.2% and has entered the game in 108 save situations. The relievers have inherited 225 runners on the year with 37.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 137 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 467 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 50 holds this season (30th in the league). They have recorded 27 saves for the year and have blown 29 out of their 56 save opportunities.

The Rockies have turned 67.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,992 innings on the field, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 3,664 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,323 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 16th in baseball, and they have twisted 150 double plays.

Lambert has thrown 177 innings and has tallied 129 punch outs thus far in his career. Lambert (6-13 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.61 and he has faced 801 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 6.34 (125 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.579. He has surrendered 216 base knocks (11.0 hits per 9 innings) with 64 walks.

San Francisco has 153 home runs so far this season and 582 runs batted in. They have tallied 229 doubles, while walking 459 times and putting up 603 runs. The San Francisco Giants have an OBP of .313 and a batting average of .238 on the campaign. The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .388 and they average 4.28 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have struck out on 1,326 occasions (4th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,129 hits.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,199 strikeouts against 359 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,213. They have given up 157 HR's and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 621 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.07 (565 earned runs surrendered).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.0% out of 179 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 131 occasions with runners on base. With 140 save situations, the Giants have earned 67 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They rank 12th in the league with a save rate of 64.8%, and they have dispatched 435 relievers onto the diamond this year. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 71 save opportunities and they have come away with 46 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 124 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,388 assists, 96 errors and are sitting with 3,747 putouts for the year. In their 11,241 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (25th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Winn has allowed 22 base knocks and he has 16 punch outs in 27 frames. He has surrendered a total of 10 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.037 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.67 and he has faced 110 hitters thus far in his career. Winn (0-2 career win-loss record) has a 3.33 earned run average and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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