Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (40-63) will attempt to defeat the Oakland Athletics (29-76) on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Paul Blackburn and Chase Anderson.

The Athletics have tallied 142 two-baggers as a team and have hit 98 balls out of the stadium. Oakland is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 968 times, while being walked on 341 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in the league. They have accumulated 362 RBI's as well as 768 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is at .222. They have tallied 376 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.88 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.52. Athletics pitchers have given up 147 home runs in addition to 637 runs in total (30th in MLB). Oakland has surrendered 962 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 602 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.86 so far this year (30th in MLB), and they have struck out 839 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 447 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.20 as a team on the campaign.

Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 133 times and also have had 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 30 holds for the season (30th in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have earned a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 68 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves for the year and have missed out on 18 of their 36 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 206 runners so far this season with 37.9% of those players crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 351 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs in their 8,316 innings, which has them ranked 26th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have earned 2,772 putouts on the campaign, as well as 838 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and they have twisted 72 double plays.

Blackburn has taken the mound for 297 innings and has totaled 215 punch outs during his MLB career. His ERA is 5.09 (168 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.416. He has surrendered 335 base knocks (10.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 86 walks. Blackburn (14-19 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 while he has gone up against 1,291 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .406 and they earn 4.39 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have put up 193 doubles, while taking a walk 283 times as well as putting up 452 runs. Colorado has 104 home runs so far this season and 432 runs batted in. They have struck out on 945 instances (8th in the league) and have tallied 884 hits. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .253 this year.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 594 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.49 (548 earned runs given up). They have allowed 143 dingers and they surrender 5.95 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.511 with a FIP of 5.12 as a pitching staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (730 strikeouts against 375 free passes). They rank 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 982.

Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 156 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 82 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with runners on. With 71 save situations, the Rockies have earned 31 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They rank 22nd in baseball with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 341 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the contest in 38 save chances and they have earned 22 saves.

In 8,088 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (29th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 109 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 981 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 2,696 putouts over the course of the season.

Anderson (58-54 record in his career) has earned a 4.36 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and he has gone up against 4,318 hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 496 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and a FIP of 4.8. During his MLB career, Anderson has allowed 983 hits and he has 861 K's in 1,023 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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