Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+125) Colorado (-145)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (2-4) will meet the Washington Nationals (1-5) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +125 and Colorado opens at -145. The over/under comes in at 11.5. The starting pitchers will be MacKenzie Gore and Jose Urena.

Washington has a slugging percentage of .306 and have been called out on strikes 41 times, while being walked on 21 occasions. They have accrued 17 runs batted in and 45 base knocks this season, and their batting average comes in at .233. The Nationals have hit 8 doubles as a squad and have smacked 2 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 17 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 2.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB.

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The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 5.67 for the year (25th in the league), and they have rung up 39 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43. Nationals pitchers have allowed 13 home runs and 38 runs in total (28th in baseball). They have walked 20 batters and their FIP sits at 6.00 as a team over the course of the season.

The Nationals have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 486 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 12th in the majors. The Washington Nationals have a tally of 162 putouts on the campaign, as well as 68 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .975 which is 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 7 double plays.

Gore has thrown 75 innings and has accounted for 78 K's in his career. His earned run average is 4.30 (36 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.460. He has given up 69 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 41 walks. Gore (5-4 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.05 while he has gone up against 330 batters during his time in the majors.

The Rockies hold a slugging % of .395 and they score 3.67 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have put up 14 doubles, while getting a free base 13 times and scoring 22 runs. Colorado has recorded 6 home runs this season as well as 21 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 60 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 49 base hits. The Colorado Rockies hold a team OBP of .293 in addition to a team batting average of .239 on the year.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 32 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.76 (32 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 9 home runs and they surrender 5.76 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.380 with a FIP of 5.22 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.91 (44 strikeouts vs 23 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 46.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 7 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 53 assists, 4 errors and have a total of 150 putouts so far this season. In 450 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (10th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Urena has given up 825 base knocks while he has totaled 536 strikeouts in 797 innings. Urena (39-63 record in his career) has earned a 4.83 ERA while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 428 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.408 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.80 and he has faced 3,460 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-145)

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