San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (52-92) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (74-71) on Thursday. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Chase Anderson.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which is 22nd in MLB. They have tallied 624 runs scored and hold an OBP of .315. The Giants have hit 236 doubles as a squad and have knocked 159 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 602 RBI's and 1,171 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .240. San Francisco has a slugging % of .391 and have been called out on strikes 1,345 times, while taking a walk on 474 occasions.

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The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.00 so far this season (11th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,232 hitters. Giants pitchers have allowed 158 home runs and 632 total runs (11th in the league). They have walked 367 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a team on the season. San Francisco has surrendered 1,239 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 571 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 137 times in addition to having 151 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 70 holds on the season (22nd in MLB). The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 64.4% and has come into the game in 145 save situations. They have accumulated 47 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 26 of 73 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 188 base runners over the course of the season and 33.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Giants have dispatched 449 relievers to the mound this season.

The Giants have turned 68.1% of balls in play into outs in their 11,574 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a total of 3,858 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,441 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which ranks 29th in baseball, and they have turned 126 double plays.

Webb has pitched in 627 innings and has accounted for 581 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.46 (241 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.176. He has allowed 586 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 152 free passes. Webb (41-31 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.20 and he has gone up against 2,565 hitters in the majors.

Colorado has recorded 138 home runs this season to go along with 603 runs batted in. They have hit 270 two-baggers, while taking a walk 396 times and scoring 633 runs. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with a team OBP of .309 as well as a batting average of .247 on the campaign. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .398 and they are scoring 4.40 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,363 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have recorded 1,205 base knocks.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.535 in addition to having a FIP of 5.26 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.10 (988 strikeouts against 509 bases on balls). They rank 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,418. They have allowed 212 dingers and they allow 6.12 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 854 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.68 (792 earned runs relinquished).

With 113 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 52 holds and 31 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 59 save chances and they have earned 28 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 140 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.7% out of their 230 inherited base runners. They rank 30th in MLB with a save rate of 47.5%, and they have sent 480 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In their 11,298 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 153 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Rockies have 1,361 assists, 75 errors and have a tally of 3,766 putouts this season.

Anderson (58-55 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.40 ERA and has given up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.48 and he has faced 4,353 hitters in his career. He has conceded a total of 504 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 4.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Anderson has allowed 993 base knocks while he has accumulated 867 punch outs in 1,030 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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