Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, August 30, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (77-57) are headed to Coors Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (50-84). The men taking the mound will be Albert Suarez and Austin Gomber.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .443 and have struck out 1,105 times, while taking a walk on 394 occasions. They have accounted for 643 runs batted in as well as 1,156 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is sitting at .251. The Orioles have compiled 223 doubles as a team and have hit 201 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 665 runs scored and have an OBP of .315. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are earning 5.0 runs per contest, which is 3rd in baseball.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 3.92 for the year (13th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,135 hitters. Orioles pitchers have given up 143 home runs and 580 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 398 hitters and their FIP is 3.94 as a unit on the campaign. Baltimore has conceded 1,071 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 521 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.23.

The Orioles relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.8% and has come into the game in 157 save situations. The relievers have inherited 200 runners on the year and 30.5% of them crossed home plate. Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 141 times and also have had 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 446 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 97 holds so far this year (2nd in MLB). They have recorded 40 saves this season and have missed out on 19 of 59 save opportunities.

The Baltimore Orioles have 3,584 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,114 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 12th in pro baseball, and they have turned 75 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,752 innings on the field, ranking them 9th in the majors.

Suarez has taken the mound for 218 innings and has 169 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.88 (94 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.280. He has given up 207 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 72 walks. Suarez (9-12 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.82 while he has gone up against 921 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Colorado has accounted for 146 long balls so far this season to go along with 547 RBIs. They have recorded 232 two-baggers, while walking 379 times and putting up 572 runs. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with a team OBP of .306 in addition to a batting average of .244 on the year. The Rockies have a SLG% of .400 and they score 4.27 runs per game (18th in the league). They have struck out on 1,312 instances (2nd in the league) and have tallied 1,104 hits.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.520 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.00 (913 strikeouts vs 459 bases on balls). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,335. They have surrendered 178 HR's and they relinquish 5.90 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 774 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.51 (722 earned runs conceded).

Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of 197 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 135 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Rockies have 51 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They sit at 26th in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 399 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 54 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves.

In their 10,626 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (30th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 131 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in MLB). The Rockies have accrued 1,311 assists, 64 errors and have earned a total of 3,542 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Gomber has surrendered 646 hits while earning 487 punch outs in 621 innings. Gomber (34-37 career mark) is the owner of a 4.86 earned run average while conceding 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 335 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.362 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and he has gone up against 2,653 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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