Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

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

The Colorado Rockies (5-11) are hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-7) at Coors Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at -105 and the Rockies are coming in at -115. The total has been set at 12.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Vince Velasquez and Jose Urena.

The Pirates have recorded 28 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 19 baseballs out of the stadium. Pittsburgh is slugging .409 and have struck out 131 times, while being walked on 62 occasions. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are scoring 4.1 runs/g, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league. They have 62 runs batted in and 124 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is .234. They have earned a total of 66 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.29 so far this season (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 131 hitters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 18 home runs and 71 runs (14th in the league). They have walked 63 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.49 as a team so far this year. Pittsburgh has conceded 141 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) as well as 68 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43.

The Pirates have sent 52 relievers to the mound for the year. The relievers have inherited 21 runners on the season with 19.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 7 saves this year and have blown 2 out of their 9 save chances. The Pirates relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 22 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 12 holds on the campaign (8th in MLB). Pirates relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 14 times in addition to having 21 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for 428 putouts for the season, as well as 123 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .989 which ranks 10th in baseball, and have earned 11 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 69.2% of balls in play into outs out of 1,284 innings on the diamond, ranking them 15th in the majors.

Velasquez has taken the hill for 739 innings and has totaled 795 punch outs during his MLB career. Velasquez (35-49 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.54 while facing 3,194 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.94 (406 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.379. He has surrendered 720 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 300 free passes.

The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .395 and they earn 3.94 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have notched 32 doubles, while walking 36 times and putting up 63 runs. Colorado has accounted for 15 home runs this year as well as 59 runs batted in. They have struck out on 143 instances (12th in the league) and have totaled 137 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .304 in addition to a batting average of .253 so far this year.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.453 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.86 as a staff this year. They have a ranking of 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 135. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 90 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.99 (76 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (128 strikeouts against 64 free passes). They have yielded 20 homers and they concede 5.91 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 48.3% out of 29 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 11 times in high leverage situations and on 15 occasions with base runners. With 8 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 3 holds and 1 blown save. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 47 relievers onto the field so far this season. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the game in 4 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 18 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .979 (28th in the majors). The Rockies have recorded 140 assists, 12 errors and have earned 411 putouts so far this season. In 1,233 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (19th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Urena has surrendered 837 hits while he has accumulated 543 strikeouts in 804 innings. Urena (39-64 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.87 ERA while surrendering 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 435 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.414 and having a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.80 and he has faced 3,499 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-105)

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