Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+185) Texas (-215)

The Colorado Rockies (19-25) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Texas Rangers (26-17). The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +185 while the Rangers are priced at -215. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Connor Seabold and Martin Perez.

The Rockies have earned 92 doubles as a squad and have knocked 37 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 380 times, while being walked on 126 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 14th in the league. They have tallied 190 runs batted in as well as 379 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .256. They have tallied 198 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .317.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 4.70 for the season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 341 hitters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 52 home runs and 223 runs in total (26th in the league). They have walked 168 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.70 as a squad so far this year. Colorado has allowed 381 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 200 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43.

The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 72.7% and has entered the game in 20 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 68 runners over the course of the season with 33.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Rockies pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 37 times and also have had 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 138 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 8 holds on the campaign (30th in MLB). They have 8 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of their 11 save chances.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,149 putouts on the campaign, as well as 417 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 20th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 44 double plays. The Rockies have converted 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,447 innings, which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball.

Seabold (1-4 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 5.86 while he has gone up against 241 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 74 hits (13.5 hits per 9 innings) with 19 free passes. His earned run average is 7.48 (41 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.885. Seabold has taken the mound for 49 innings and has totaled 39 punch outs so far in his career.

The Texas Rangers have tallied a team OBP of .337 in addition to a team batting average of .266 for the year. They have struck out on 397 instances (8th in the league) and have recorded 396 base knocks. Texas has recorded 57 long balls over the course of the season and 257 runs batted in. The Rangers hold a slugging % of .444 and they are earning 6.19 runs per outing (2nd in the league). They have 83 two-baggers, while taking a walk 145 times as well as earning 266 runs.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.183 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a team this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (363 strikeouts vs 122 walks). They come in at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 329. They have given up 47 dingers and they relinquish 4.23 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 179 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.87 (164 earned runs surrendered).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 17 save chances and they have recorded 9 saves. They rank 24th in the league with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have sent 117 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.8% out of their 68 inherited runners. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 25 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (13th in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 379 assists, 20 errors and have a tally of 1,144 putouts this year. In their 3,432 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (5th in MLB).

Perez (79-78 mark in his career) has earned a 4.43 earned run average while allowing 9.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.94 and he has faced 5,833 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has conceded 660 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.452 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. So far in his pro baseball career, Perez has conceded 1,463 base knocks while tallying 940 K's in 1,341 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+185)

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