Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (-110) Washington (-110)

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (41-59) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (40-60) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Rockies at -110 and the Nationals are sitting at -110. The over/under is set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Peter Lambert and Jake Irvin.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 20th in baseball. They have earned 438 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Rockies have compiled 189 doubles as a team and have hit 99 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 418 runs batted in in addition to 852 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .252. Colorado is slugging .404 and have been called out on strikes 922 times, while taking a walk on 277 occasions.

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The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 5.51 so far this year (29th in the league), and their staff has struck out 713 batters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 139 long balls and 575 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 367 opposing batters and their FIP is 5.12 as a squad for the season. Colorado has surrendered 953 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 534 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.51.

Rockies relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 92 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 29 holds on the season (29th in the league). The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 61.1% and has come into the game in 67 save situations. They have recorded 22 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 14 of their 36 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 151 runners for the year with 33.8% of them earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 332 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Rockies have turned 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of 7,857 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have amassed 2,619 putouts thus far, in addition to 949 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 20th in MLB, and they have turned 106 double plays.

Lambert (5-8 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 5.93 and he has faced 622 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 175 base hits (11.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 54 free passes. His ERA is 6.90 (103 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.705. Lambert has taken the mound for 134 frames and has earned 99 K's so far in his MLB career.

Washington has 90 HRs on the year to go along with 410 RBIs. They have recorded 179 doubles, while taking a walk 246 times and notching 430 runs. The Washington Nationals have accounted for an OBP of .319 as well as a batting average of .262 for the season. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .404 and they average 4.30 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have struck out on 707 occasions (29th in the league) and have accounted for 898 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.497 with a FIP of 5.08 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (746 strikeouts vs 377 walks). They are currently ranked 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 942. They have surrendered 141 dingers and they concede 5.34 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 523 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.96 (486 earned runs conceded).

Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.8% out of their 148 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Nationals have 47 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in the league holding a save rate of 57.8%, and they have sent 310 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Washington has had relief pitchers enter the game in 45 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 100 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Nationals have racked up 939 assists, 56 errors and have 2,644 putouts so far this year. In 7,932 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Irvin has surrendered 68 base knocks while earning 53 punch outs in 68 frames. He has allowed 37 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.434 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.77 and he has faced 301 hitters so far in his MLB career. Irvin (3-5 career mark) has a 4.87 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (-110)

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