San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, September 17, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (54-92) will compete against the San Francisco Giants (75-72) at Coors Field on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Sean Manaea and Chris Flexen.

San Francisco is slugging .390 and have struck out 1,365 times, while drawing a walk on 486 occasions. They have 610 runs batted in in addition to 1,185 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .240. The Giants have hit 239 doubles as a team and have knocked 160 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 632 runs scored and hold an OBP of .315. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25. Giants pitchers have conceded 159 home runs and 640 runs in total (11th in the league). San Francisco has surrendered 1,257 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) and 576 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 3.97 so far this year (10th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,243 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 369 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.93 as a team for the year.

The Giants relievers have a save rate of 63.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 146 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 190 runners over the course of the season with 32.6% of them earned a run for their team. Giants bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 138 times and also have had 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 453 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 70 holds for the year (24th in MLB). They have accumulated 47 saves so far this year and have blown 27 out of their 74 save opportunities.

The Giants have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,739 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in professional baseball. The Seattle Mariners have amassed 3,913 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,467 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which ranks 30th in baseball, and have accumulated 129 double plays.

Manaea has thrown 984 innings and has racked up 912 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.13 (452 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.227. He has given up 936 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 272 walks. Manaea (63-56 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.06 and he has gone up against 4,124 batters in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a team on-base percentage of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .248 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,378 occasions (4th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,222 hits. Colorado has recorded 142 home runs for the year as well as 612 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .400 and they are scoring 4.40 runs per game (20th in the league). They have recorded 273 doubles, while taking a walk 400 times and racking up 643 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 859 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.63 (797 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 212 homers and they relinquish 6.07 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.532 and have a FIP of 5.23 as a staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.10 (1,006 strikeouts vs 520 walks). They are currently ranked 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,431.

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 53 holds in addition to 31 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 60 save opportunities and they have come away with 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 138 times in high leverage situations and also on 142 occasions with base runners. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.7% out of their 236 inherited runners. They sit at 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 48.3%, and they have sent 486 relief pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 153 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 1,371 assists, 75 errors and have earned a total of 3,820 putouts so far this year. Out of their 11,460 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.2% (29th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Flexen has surrendered 525 base hits while he has earned 334 strikeouts in 471 innings. Flexen (26-33 career record) is the owner of a 4.95 earned run average while allowing 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 259 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.494 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and he has faced 2,071 opposing batters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco

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