San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-245) Colorado (+205)

The Colorado Rockies (26-37) will try to beat the San Diego Padres (29-33) at Coors Field on Friday. The line on this matchup has San Diego at -245 while Colorado is sitting at +205. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Yu Darvish and Austin Gomber.

San Diego has a slugging % of .384 and have been rung up 553 times, while taking a walk on 254 occasions. They have accrued 246 runs batted in in addition to 454 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .225. The Padres have hit 107 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 69 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 258 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in the league.

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The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.75 this season (7th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 528 batters. Padres pitchers have yielded 65 home runs and 242 runs in total (5th in baseball). They have walked 207 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.17 as a unit this year. San Diego has allowed 472 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 229 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.55 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Padres have sent 188 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 61 base runners so far this season and 37.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 15 saves for the season and have blown 10 out of their 25 save chances. The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.0% and has entered the game in 58 save situations. The relievers have a total of 33 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 39 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated 1,651 putouts so far this season, in addition to 542 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which has them sitting 3rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 52 double plays. The Padres have converted 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,953 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 2nd in pro baseball.

Darvish (99-79 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 6,362 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,248 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 497 free passes. His ERA is 3.53 (608 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.125. Darvish has taken the mound for 1,551 innings and has earned 1,856 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Rockies have a team slugging % of .404 and they are scoring 4.46 runs per game (15th in the league). They have put up 140 two-baggers, while getting a free base 178 times as well as earning 281 runs. Colorado has a total of 50 long balls this year and 271 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 546 occasions (12th in MLB) and have tallied 554 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .318 as well as a batting average of .259 for the season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.498 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a team on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (462 strikeouts vs 239 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 579. They have surrendered 79 home runs and they allow 5.68 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 345 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 5.21 (316 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 36 save situations, the Rockies have earned 15 holds and also 6 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 38 times in high leverage situations in addition to 57 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% of 100 inherited runners. They rank 12th in the league with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 199 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

In 4,920 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (27th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 62 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 592 assists, 33 errors and have earned 1,640 putouts during this campaign.

Gomber (25-23 mark in his career) holds a 4.99 earned run average while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and he has gone up against 1,723 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 222 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.383 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. So far in his career, Gomber has allowed 407 base hits while accumulating 340 strikeouts in 400 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-245)

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