San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-190) Colorado (+160)

The San Francisco Giants (30-30) are on their way to Coors Field on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (26-36). The moneyline on this contest has the Giants at -190 while the Rockies are coming in at +160. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Cobb and Chase Anderson.

The Giants have hit 106 doubles as a team and have smacked 78 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .420 and have been rung up 599 times, while drawing a walk on 202 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which is 13th in baseball. They have accounted for 272 RBI's and 511 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .250. They have racked up 276 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Giants have a team ERA of 3.99 this season (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 529 hitters. Giants pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs in addition to 269 runs (15th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 166 hitters and their FIP is 3.99 as a team on the campaign. San Francisco has yielded 507 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and 236 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.27.

Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 57 times as well as having 54 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 30 holds over the course of the season (23rd in baseball). The Giants relievers have accumulated a save rate of 76.0% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. They have 19 saves so far this season and have not converted 6 of 25 save chances. The relievers have inherited 87 runners on the campaign with 26.4% of them crossed the plate. The Giants have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill this year.

The Giants have converted 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,785 innings, ranking them 25th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have earned 1,595 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 597 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 58 double plays.

Cobb has pitched in 1,229 innings and has tallied 1,031 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.78 (517 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.273. He has allowed 1,204 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 361 free passes. Cobb (75-70 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 5,163 batters during his time in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have tallied an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a batting average of .259 on the season. They have been rung up on 539 occasions (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 545 base hits. Colorado has accounted for 49 home runs so far this season as well as 267 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .404 and they are scoring 4.47 runs per outing (15th in the league). They have hit 137 doubles, while walking 175 times as well as scoring 277 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.502 with a FIP of 4.94 as a pitching staff for the year. They are sitting at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 571. The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 340 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.21 (311 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (455 strikeouts against 236 walks). They have allowed 79 long balls and they allow 5.70 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 18 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 72.2%, and they have sent 196 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 36 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 96 inherited runners. Sitting with 34 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 15 holds and 5 blown saves.

Out of their 4,839 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (28th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 61 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Rockies have recorded 589 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,613 putouts for the year.

In his career, Anderson has allowed 932 base knocks while he has totaled 829 strikeouts in 989 innings. He has given up a total of 460 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.278 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 4,151 opposing batters in his career. Anderson (58-50 career mark) has earned a 4.18 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+160)

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