Milwaukee Brewers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-105) Colorado (-115)

The Colorado Rockies (9-20) will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (18-10) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at -105 while Colorado is priced at -115. The betting total comes in at 11.5. The starting pitchers will be Eric Lauer and Peter Lambert.

The Brewers have accrued 38 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 33 baseballs out of the stadium. Milwaukee is slugging .391 and have been called out on strikes 265 times, while drawing a walk on 105 occasions. As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.6 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in MLB. They have compiled 124 runs batted in in addition to 222 base knocks this year, and their team batting average sits at .241. They have earned 128 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .321.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 30 home runs in addition to 100 total runs (2nd in the league). Milwaukee has conceded 218 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) and 95 earned runs. The Brewers have a team earned run average of 3.41 for the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 214 hitters. They have walked 84 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.37 as a unit this season.

The Brewers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 69.2% and has entered the game in 30 save situations. The relievers have inherited 30 base runners for the year and 23.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Brewers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 22 times and also have had 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 89 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have accumulated 17 holds over the course of the season (12th in baseball). They have tallied 9 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 13 save opportunities.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 753 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 269 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 23 double plays. The Brewers have turned 72.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,259 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB.

Lauer has thrown 576 innings and has 547 K's in his pro baseball career. Lauer (35-33 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.43 and he has gone up against 2,478 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.16 (266 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.347. He has allowed 560 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 216 free passes.

The Rockies hold a slugging % of .380 and they score 3.97 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have hit 60 two-baggers, while getting a free base 78 times and notching 115 runs. Colorado has knocked in 22 home runs so far this year and 111 runs batted in. They have struck out on 260 instances (13th in the league) and are sitting with 245 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies have tallied a team on-base percentage of .309 and a batting average of .250 this season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.480 and have a FIP of 5.05 as a unit on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio is 8.00 (221 strikeouts vs 108 walks). They rank 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 262. They have allowed 39 homers and they surrender 6.08 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 169 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.36 (149 earned runs allowed).

Colorado has called on relievers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves. They rank 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 89 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.8% out of 45 inherited base runners. With 10 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 4 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (29th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 270 assists, 21 errors and have notched a total of 750 putouts this year. In 2,250 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (25th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Lambert has conceded 131 base knocks while he has accumulated 60 strikeouts in 95 innings. Lambert (3-7 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 7.48 ERA while surrendering 12.4 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 79 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.779 and having a FIP of 6.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.58 and he has gone up against 450 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-115)

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