Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-180) Colorado (+155)

The Philadelphia Phillies (18-19) are traveling to Coors Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (16-22). The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -180 while Colorado is coming in at +155. The total comes in at 11.5. The starting pitchers will be Taijuan Walker and Austin Gomber.

Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .426 and have struck out 334 times, while drawing a walk on 101 occasions. They have 154 runs batted in in addition to 337 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .265. The Phillies have earned 71 doubles as a team and have knocked 39 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 160 runs and have an OBP of .323. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 19th in MLB.

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The Phillies hold a team earned run average of 4.82 so far this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 341 hitters. Phillies pitchers have given up 38 home runs and 184 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 123 batters and their FIP is 4.01 as a team for the year. Philadelphia has relinquished 305 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 173 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Phillies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 75.0% and stepped onto the hill in 33 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 53 runners on the season and 49.1% of those players crossed the plate. Phillies pitchers have entered the game with players on base 32 times as well as having 30 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 128 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have a total of 21 holds this season (12th in baseball). They have accumulated 9 saves on the season and have blown 3 of their 12 save opportunities.

The Phillies have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,910 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies have 970 putouts this year, in addition to 299 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which puts them in 6th in the majors, and they have twisted 18 double plays.

Walker (57-52 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.25 and he has gone up against 3,919 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 849 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 301 free passes. His earned run average is 3.97 (411 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.233. Walker has thrown 932 frames and has 841 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team OBP of .319 and a team batting average of .255 on the season. They have struck out on 331 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 326 base hits. Colorado has 32 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 159 RBIs. The Rockies have a SLG% of .393 and they score 4.37 runs per outing (15th in baseball). They have put up 77 two-baggers, while getting a free base 115 times as well as scoring 166 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.422 and have a FIP of 4.80 as a squad for the year. They rank 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 326. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 193 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.73 (173 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (292 strikeouts against 142 walks). They have allowed 47 homers and they relinquish 5.28 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 9 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. They rank 7th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 118 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 21 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of their 58 inherited runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 7 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 38 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 364 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 987 putouts during this campaign. In 2,961 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (18th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Gomber has conceded 376 hits while he has accumulated 324 K's in 377 frames. Gomber (24-23 career mark) has a 4.84 earned run average while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 203 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.362 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and he has faced 1,620 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+155)

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