Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/29/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Los Angeles Dodgers (44-34) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Thursday where they will meet the Colorado Rockies (31-50). The expected starting pitchers will be Emmet Sheehan and Chase Anderson.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .443 and have been called out on strikes 693 times, while taking a walk on 317 occasions. They have compiled 400 RBI's and 626 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate sits at .238. The Dodgers have accounted for 137 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 126 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 414 runs and hold an OBP of .324. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.3 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.91 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 96 home runs in addition to 362 runs in total (19th in the league). Los Angeles has conceded 644 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 344 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.46 so far this season (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 661 batters. They have walked 227 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.28 as a squad on the year.

The Dodgers have dispatched 277 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have inherited 117 base runners for the season and 29.9% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 20 saves for the year and have blown 8 of their 28 save chances. The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 71.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 69 save situations. The relievers have 41 holds for the season (17th in MLB). Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 77 times as well as having 79 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Dodgers have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,252 innings, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have 2,084 putouts this year, in addition to 688 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 7th in the majors, and they have twisted 63 double plays.

Sheehan has taken the ball for 12 frames and has earned 7 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 1.50 (2 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.583. He has given up 3 hits (2.3 hits per nine innings) and has 4 walks. Sheehan (1-0 career mark) sits with a FIP of 5.26 and he has faced 42 opposing hitters in the majors.

Colorado has accounted for 72 long balls on the year to go along with 334 RBIs. They have notched 169 two-baggers, while walking 231 times as well as scoring 349 runs. The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .404 and they are scoring 4.31 runs per outing (18th in the league). They have struck out on 735 instances (6th in the league) and are sitting with 696 hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.555 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.24 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.50 (585 strikeouts vs 313 walks). They are sitting at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 779. They have given up 118 homers and they concede 6.11 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 477 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.65 (441 earned runs surrendered).

With 51 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 21 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 73 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.1% out of their 126 inherited runners. They rank 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.7%, and they have sent 262 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 86 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Rockies have 774 assists, 46 errors and have earned 2,108 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,324 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (29th in professional baseball).

In his career, Anderson has surrendered 960 hits while he has earned 845 K's in 1,004 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 482 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.294 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.49 and he has faced 4,234 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Anderson (58-52 career record) has a 4.32 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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