Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (32-51) will take on the Detroit Tigers (35-45) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Matt Manning and Connor Seabold.

As a squad, the Detroit Tigers are recording 3.8 runs per game, which is 28th in the league. They have tallied 304 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .301. The Tigers have tallied 121 doubles as a squad and have knocked 73 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 295 runs batted in as well as 619 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .229. Detroit has a slugging percentage of .363 and have been rung up 720 times, while drawing a walk on 265 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. Tigers pitchers have conceded 101 home runs and also 384 runs in total (21st in the league). Detroit has relinquished 672 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 350 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team earned run average of 4.42 for the year (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 669 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 232 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a team for the season.

The Tigers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 54.8% and has come into the game in 79 save situations. The relievers have inherited 130 runners this season with 35.4% of those players crossed home plate. Tigers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 92 times and also have had 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Tigers have dispatched 260 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have racked up 46 holds on the year (10th in baseball). They have tallied 17 saves for the season and have missed out on 14 of their 31 save opportunities.

The Tigers have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,414 innings on the field, which has them sitting 10th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have accumulated 2,138 putouts thus far, as well as 693 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 60 double plays.

Manning has taken the hill for 165 innings and is sitting with 116 punch outs in his career. Manning (7-11 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.49 and he has gone up against 720 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.73 (87 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.358. He has surrendered 166 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 59 free passes.

The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .255 on the season. They have struck out on 751 occasions (6th in baseball) and have accounted for 717 base hits. Colorado has accumulated 72 HRs on the year to go along with 346 RBIs. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .403 and they are scoring 4.35 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have 171 two-baggers, while walking 236 times and racking up 361 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 499 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.79 (463 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 120 homers and they yield 6.24 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.569 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.23 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (609 strikeouts against 324 walks). They come in at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 806.

Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.1% out of their 133 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 62 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on. With 54 save situations, the Rockies have earned 23 holds and 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB with a save rate of 62.1%, and they have dispatched 270 relievers onto the field for the season. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 29 save opportunities and they have converted 18 saves.

In 6,486 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.7% (29th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 784 assists, 46 errors and have accounted for 2,162 putouts this year.

Seabold (1-8 career win-loss mark) holds a 7.16 ERA and has allowed 11.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 and he has gone up against 390 hitters during his career. He has allowed 66 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.663 and having a FIP of 5.9. So far in his pro baseball career, Seabold has conceded 108 hits while totaling 65 punch outs in 83 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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