Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (3-4) host the Washington Nationals (1-6) at Coors Field on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Chad Kuhl and Ryan Feltner.

Washington owns a slugging percentage of .289 and have been called out on strikes 49 times, while being walked on 23 occasions. They have amassed 17 runs batted in and 51 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .227. The Nationals have accounted for 8 doubles as a squad and have hit 2 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 17 runs and hold an OBP of .302. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 2.4 runs per outing, which is 29th in MLB.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 5.08 so far this season (21st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 48 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 21 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.42 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.29 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 13 long balls and also 39 runs in total (25th in baseball).

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 8 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 3 base runners for the year and 33.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 2 times as well as having 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 21 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have racked up 6 holds this year (10th in baseball). They have accumulated 1 save over the course of the season and have not converted 1 out of their 2 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals have earned 186 putouts so far this season, as well as 74 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .977 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 7 double plays. The Nationals have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 558 innings, ranking them 15th in pro baseball.

Kuhl has thrown 581 innings and has 509 K's thus far in his career. Kuhl (31-41 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.77 while going up against 2,537 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.77 (308 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.448. He has given up 588 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 254 free passes.

Colorado has a total of 6 long balls on the year to go along with 22 runs batted in. They have hit 16 doubles, while taking a walk 14 times and putting up 23 runs. The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .293 and a batting average of .244 so far this year. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .387 and they average 3.29 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 69 occasions (4th in baseball) and have earned 58 hits.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.305 with a FIP of 4.77 as a staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.08 (52 strikeouts against 25 walks). They are currently ranked 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 52. They have given up 9 long balls and they give up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 32 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.88 (32 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 3 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 1 hold and 0 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 2 save chances and they have earned 2 saves. Their relievers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and on 5 occasions with base runners. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 50.0% out of 8 inherited runners. They are ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 17 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 60 assists, 4 errors and have notched a total of 177 putouts this year. In their 531 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 71.9% (9th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Feltner has given up 115 base knocks and he has 97 strikeouts in 108 frames. He has surrendered a total of 76 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.477 and a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and he has gone up against 483 hitters during his pro baseball career. Feltner (4-11 win-loss mark in his career) has a 6.31 earned run average while conceding 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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