Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Colorado Rockies (5-9) are traveling to T-Mobile Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Seattle Mariners (6-8). The expected starting pitchers will be Noah Davis and Luis Castillo.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .421 and have been called out on strikes 123 times, while drawing a walk on 34 occasions. They have accrued 57 RBI's and 128 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is at .267. The Rockies have recorded 29 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 15 balls out of the park. They have earned 61 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which is 21st in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.04 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.45. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 19 long balls and also 80 total runs (27th in the league). Colorado has relinquished 123 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 70 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.21 this season (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 108 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 53 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.02 as a squad on the season.

The Rockies have dispatched 41 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 23 base runners so far this season with 43.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 3 saves on the year and have not converted 1 of their 4 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have earned a save rate of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 8 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 3 holds so far this year (25th in the league). Rockies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 12 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,089 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 363 putouts for the season, in addition to 129 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 16 double plays.

Seattle is sitting with 14 HRs over the course of the season and 62 RBIs. They have put up 34 doubles, while walking 42 times as well as putting up 64 runs. The Seattle Mariners are sitting with an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .236 so far this year. The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .391 and they average 4.57 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been rung up on 128 instances (11th in the league) and have notched a total of 115 hits.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.365 and have a FIP of 3.92 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (120 strikeouts vs 58 walks). They come in at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 117. They have allowed 10 long balls and they surrender 4.49 runs per 9 innings (11th in the league). The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 64 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.79 (54 earned runs allowed).

Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.6% of 21 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 24 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 21 save situations, the Mariners have earned 12 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 57 relief pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. Seattle has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 8 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (15th in professional baseball). The Mariners have recorded 126 assists, 7 errors and have a total of 386 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,158 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (15th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Castillo has allowed 731 base knocks while he has earned 954 K's in 875 innings. He has given up a total of 344 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.187 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.10 and he has gone up against 3,623 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Castillo (49-55 career record) is the owner of a 3.54 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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