Colorado Rockies vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+200) Tampa Bay (-245)

The Tampa Bay Rays (75-51) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (48-76) at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +200 while the Rays are opening at -245. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and Aaron Civale.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .405 and have struck out 1,167 times, while taking a walk on 343 occasions. They have accounted for 522 RBI's in addition to 1,052 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .250. The Rockies have earned 235 two-baggers as a team and have hit 126 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 547 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .311. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 19th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.95 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.51. Rockies pitchers have conceded 177 home runs and 716 total runs (29th in baseball). Colorado has conceded 1,194 base hits (9.9 per 9 innings) and 664 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.51 for the year (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 860 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 442 opposing players and their FIP sits at 5.17 as a unit this season.

Rockies pitchers have come into the game with runners on 117 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 42 holds so far this season (29th in baseball). The Rockies relievers have compiled a save rate of 54.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves this year and have blown 21 of their 46 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 193 base runners so far this year and 36.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Rockies have sent 411 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Rockies have turned 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,759 innings, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 3,253 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,173 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 18th in MLB, and have 130 double plays.

Gomber has taken the mound for 474 frames and has earned 384 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.90 (258 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.377. He has surrendered 492 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 161 free passes. Gomber (30-28 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.62 and he has faced 2,034 hitters in the majors.

Tampa Bay has knocked in 183 home runs so far this year and 641 runs batted in. They have hit 215 doubles, while taking a walk 400 times and notching 669 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .259 this year. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .448 and they tally 5.31 runs per contest (4th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,097 occasions (14th in the league) and have totaled 1,104 hits.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.199 with a FIP of 3.90 as a squad over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 3rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 980. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have surrendered 508 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.89 (481 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,113 strikeouts vs 355 bases on balls). They have allowed 133 homers and they concede 4.11 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 53 save chances and they have come away with 33 saves. They sit at 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 62.3%, and they have sent 407 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 117 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.4% out of 142 inherited runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Rays have earned 52 holds and also 20 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 93 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in the majors). The Rays have racked up 1,140 assists, 55 errors and are sitting with 3,341 putouts this season. In their 10,023 innings on the field, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (4th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Civale has surrendered 406 base knocks while totaling 381 K's in 445 frames. Civale (30-24 record in his career) has a 3.74 ERA and has given up 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 185 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.156 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.50 and he has faced 1,818 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+200)

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