San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, July 31, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (40-62) will try to beat the San Diego Padres (49-54) at Coors Field on Monday. The starting pitchers are Seth Lugo and Austin Gomber.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .409 and have been called out on strikes 864 times, while being walked on 429 occasions. They have amassed 445 runs batted in in addition to 803 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is at .235. The Padres have earned 181 doubles as a squad and have hit 131 balls out of the stadium. They have racked up 465 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .325. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in MLB.

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The Padres have an ERA of 3.78 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 896 batters. Padres pitchers have given up 117 home runs and also 414 runs in total (3rd in baseball). They have walked 341 opposing players and their FIP is 4.27 as a team for the season. San Diego has conceded 809 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 384 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.63 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Padres pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 75 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 59 holds so far this season (12th in MLB). The Padres relievers have accumulated a save rate of 56.5% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. They have recorded 26 saves for the season and have blown 20 out of their 46 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 116 base runners on the year with 35.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Padres have dispatched 326 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Padres have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,238 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres are sitting with 2,746 putouts this season, in addition to 935 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which is 4th in professional baseball, and have a total of 88 double plays.

Lugo has pitched in 576 innings and has earned 587 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.50 (224 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.169. He has given up 521 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 153 free passes. Lugo (36-29 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.65 while he has gone up against 2,385 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Colorado has accounted for 103 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 427 RBIs. They have recorded 192 doubles, while taking a walk 279 times as well as putting up 447 runs. The Colorado Rockies have recorded an on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .253 for the year. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .406 and they are earning 4.38 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 939 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 873 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 586 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.49 (542 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 141 dingers and they allow 5.93 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.509 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.12 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (722 strikeouts against 374 free passes). They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 968.

Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 156 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 95 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 71 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 31 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 338 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 38 save opportunities and they have converted 22 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 108 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 972 assists, 57 errors and have 2,669 putouts this season. In 8,007 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Gomber has surrendered 465 hits while accumulating 374 strikeouts in 452 frames. Gomber (29-27 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.94 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 248 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.365 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and he has faced 1,937 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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