New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, May 26, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The New York Mets (25-25) are on their way to Coors Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (21-29). The pitchers taking the mound are Max Scherzer and Connor Seabold.

The Mets have accrued 68 doubles as a unit and have knocked 56 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .387 and have been called out on strikes 372 times, while taking a walk on 174 occasions. As a unit, the New York Mets are notching 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have earned 203 runs batted in as well as 397 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is at .241. They have notched a total of 211 runs scored and have an OBP of .321.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Mets pitchers have surrendered 69 long balls and 232 total runs (20th in MLB). New York has yielded 399 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 226 earned runs. The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.70 on the year (24th in the league), and their staff has rung up 414 hitters. They have walked 187 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.93 as a squad so far this year.

The Mets have sent 156 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 62 base runners over the course of the season with 24.2% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 14 saves so far this year and have blown 4 of their 18 chances to save the game. The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 77.8% and has come into the game in 53 save situations. The relievers have a total of 35 holds on the campaign (3rd in the league). Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 41 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have a total of 1,299 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 435 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which ranks 4th in MLB, and have a total of 43 double plays. The Mets have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,897 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in baseball.

Scherzer (204-104 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.12 while he has gone up against 10,968 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 2,207 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) with 714 free passes. His ERA is 3.12 (942 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.076. Scherzer has thrown 2,715 innings and has accumulated 3,224 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .394 and they tally 4.40 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have notched 108 doubles, while taking a walk 141 times and notching 220 runs. Colorado is sitting with 39 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 210 runs batted in. They have struck out on 427 occasions (15th in the league) and have tallied 427 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team OBP of .314 as well as a team batting average of .254 this year.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.482 in addition to having a FIP of 4.81 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.80 (374 strikeouts against 188 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 455. They have conceded 62 homers and they yield 5.62 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 271 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.04 (243 earned runs allowed).

With 25 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 11 holds and also 3 blown saves. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 28 times in high leverage situations in addition to 43 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.6% of 76 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in baseball holding a save rate of 76.9%, and they have sent 158 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 52 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 478 assists, 28 errors and are sitting with 1,302 putouts during this campaign. In 3,906 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.6% (25th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Seabold has allowed 1,619 hits while tallying 1,782 punch outs in 1,762 innings. He has surrendered a total of 707 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.266 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and he has gone up against 7,454 batters so far in his MLB career. Seabold (126-89 career record) has earned a 3.61 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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