San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (53-92) will take on the San Francisco Giants (75-71) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound are Alex Cobb and Kyle Freeland.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which is 21st in the league. They have earned 630 runs and have an OBP of .316. The Giants have recorded 238 doubles as a squad and have hit 160 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 608 RBI's and 1,183 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is at .241. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .392 and have struck out 1,354 times, while drawing a walk on 479 occasions.

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The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 3.99 for the season (11th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,237 hitters. Giants pitchers have relinquished 159 home runs and 637 runs (12th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 368 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit this year. San Francisco has conceded 1,251 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 574 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

Giants pitchers have entered the game with players on base 138 times and also have had 153 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 70 holds on the season (23rd in the league). The Giants relievers have a save percentage of 64.4% and stepped onto the hill in 145 save situations. They have compiled 47 saves on the campaign and have blown 26 of their 73 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 190 runners so far this season with 32.6% of them crossed home plate. The Giants have dispatched 452 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have 3,888 putouts thus far, as well as 1,455 assists and 101 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them ranked 30th in MLB, and have accumulated 128 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,664 innings, which has them sitting 25th in MLB.

Cobb has pitched in 1,309 innings and has totaled 1,097 punch outs in his MLB career. Cobb (77-74 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.82 while facing 5,502 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.82 (556 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.273. He has conceded 1,288 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 379 free passes.

The Colorado Rockies have tallied an on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .248 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,372 occasions (3rd in the league) and have a total of 1,216 base knocks. Colorado is sitting with 142 HRs this year as well as 610 runs batted in. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .401 and they average 4.41 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have recorded 271 two-baggers, while taking a walk 399 times and earning 640 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.536 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.24 as a staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,429. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 857 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.66 (795 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.10 (995 strikeouts vs 513 walks). They have allowed 212 homers and they surrender 6.10 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB).

Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.2% out of their 233 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations and on 141 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 115 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 53 holds and also 31 blown saves. They sit at 27th in the league with a save rate of 48.3%, and they have dispatched 483 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Colorado has had relievers take the mound in 60 save chances and they have converted 29 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 153 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (15th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 1,367 assists, 75 errors and have 3,793 putouts on the season. Out of their 11,379 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in MLB).

In his career, Freeland has conceded 1,063 base hits while tallying 734 punch outs in 981 innings. Freeland (55-65 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.39 ERA while giving up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 479 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.416 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and he has faced 4,254 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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