San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (42-64) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (52-55) at Coors Field on Wednesday. The men taking the mound are Joe Musgrove and Kyle Freeland.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have earned 484 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .327. The Padres have hit 185 doubles as a team and have knocked 135 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 464 RBI's as well as 846 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .238. San Diego has a slugging rate of .410 and have been called out on strikes 890 times, while taking a walk on 446 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.62 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25. Padres pitchers have surrendered 118 long balls in addition to 422 total runs (1st in MLB). San Diego has given up 832 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 389 earned runs. The Padres have an earned run average of 3.68 so far this season (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 946 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 361 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a squad this season.

The Padres have sent 338 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 116 base runners on the season and 35.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 27 saves this season and have blown 20 out of their 47 chances to save the game. The Padres relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.4% and stepped onto the hill in 109 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 62 holds over the course of the season (10th in baseball). Padres relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 75 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,568 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres are sitting with 2,856 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 966 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which ranks 6th in professional baseball, and they have turned 91 double plays.

Musgrove has thrown 956 frames and has earned 949 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.72 (395 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.166. He has surrendered 876 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 239 free passes. Musgrove (60-57 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 3,975 batters in the majors.

Colorado has tallied 106 home runs for the season and 440 runs batted in. They have put up 201 two-baggers, while walking 290 times and scoring 461 runs. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .253 for the season. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .405 and they average 4.35 runs per contest (20th in MLB). They have struck out on 976 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned 907 base knocks.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.514 with a FIP of 5.10 as a team for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (755 strikeouts against 390 free passes). They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,012. They have yielded 146 HR's and they surrender 5.91 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 608 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.45 (561 earned runs conceded).

Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.7% out of 165 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on base. With 78 save situations, the Rockies have 36 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are ranked 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 57.5%, and they have sent 354 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign. Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 40 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 113 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 1,010 assists, 60 errors and have accounted for 2,780 putouts this season. In their 8,340 innings played, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (29th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Freeland has given up 1,004 base knocks and he has 707 punch outs in 935 frames. He has allowed 450 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.415 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and he has gone up against 4,058 opposing hitters during his career. Freeland (53-62 career mark) has earned a 4.33 earned run average and has surrendered 9.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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