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

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The San Francisco Giants (70-70) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (51-88) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The men taking the mound are Chase Anderson and Alex Cobb.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .400 and have struck out 1,318 times, while taking a walk on 384 occasions. They have tallied 582 runs batted in and 1,166 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .248. The Rockies have earned 262 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 135 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 611 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.4 runs/g, which ranks them 18th in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have given up 202 home runs and also 821 runs in total (30th in the league). Colorado has allowed 1,359 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 759 earned runs. The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.63 on the season (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 958 hitters. They have walked 494 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.23 as a unit so far this season.

The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 49.1% and has come into the game in 107 save situations. The relievers have inherited 219 base runners for the season and 37.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 134 times in addition to having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 463 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have earned 50 holds so far this season (30th in baseball). They have recorded 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 28 out of their 55 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 3,640 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,316 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 149 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,920 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in baseball.

Anderson has taken the ball for 1,027 innings and has accounted for 864 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.36 (498 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.299. He has conceded 987 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 348 free passes. Anderson (58-54 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.78 and he has gone up against 4,335 batters in the major leagues.

San Francisco has 149 HRs so far this year as well as 573 RBIs. They have put up 227 doubles, while walking 456 times and earning 594 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with a team OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .237 over the course of the season. The Giants have a team slugging percentage of .385 and they are scoring 4.24 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have struck out on 1,318 occasions (4th in MLB) and have 1,116 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 613 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.05 (558 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 155 homers and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league). The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.256 with a FIP of 3.98 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,189 strikeouts vs 356 walks). They have a ranking of 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,202.

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 178 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 144 times in high leverage situations in addition to 130 occasions with runners on. With 139 save situations, the Giants have earned 67 holds and 25 blown saves. They are currently ranked 13th in MLB with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have sent 431 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 70 save opportunities and they have earned 45 saves.

In their 11,160 innings on the diamond, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (25th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 124 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in professional baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,380 assists, 95 errors and are sitting with 3,720 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Cobb has surrendered 1,285 base hits while he has tallied 1,095 punch outs in 1,304 innings pitched. Cobb (77-74 career record) has earned a 3.84 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 556 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.275 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and he has gone up against 5,482 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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