Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: MASN

The Baltimore Orioles (77-57) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (50-84). The expected starting pitchers will be Dean Kremer and Ryan Feltner.

The Orioles have tallied 223 doubles as a squad and have knocked 201 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging % of .443 and have struck out 1,105 times, while taking a walk on 394 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 3rd in MLB. They have compiled 643 runs batted in and 1,156 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .251. They have 665 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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The Orioles have a team ERA of 3.92 on the year (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,135 hitters. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 143 home runs and 580 runs in total (15th in the league). They have walked 398 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit on the season. Baltimore has relinquished 1,071 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 521 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.85 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 141 times in addition to having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 97 holds so far this year (2nd in the league). The Orioles bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 67.8% and has come into the game in 157 save situations. They have earned 40 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 19 of 59 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 200 base runners over the course of the season and 30.5% of them crossed the plate. The Orioles have dispatched 446 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Orioles have turned 70.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,752 innings, which has them ranked 9th in baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated 3,584 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,114 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 12th in the majors, and have accumulated 75 double plays.

Kremer has thrown 472 innings and is sitting with 409 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.35 (228 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.332. He has surrendered 459 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 169 free passes. Kremer (28-29 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.29 and he has faced 2,016 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have an OBP of .306 and a batting average of .244 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,312 occasions (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,104 hits. Colorado has hit 146 home runs on the campaign as well as 547 RBIs. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .400 and they tally 4.27 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have recorded 232 two-baggers, while walking 379 times and putting up 572 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.520 in addition to having a FIP of 4.89 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.00 (913 strikeouts vs 459 walks). They have a ranking of 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,335. They have surrendered 178 home runs and they yield 5.90 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 774 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.51 (722 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado has had relievers take the mound in 54 save chances and they have recorded 30 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in baseball with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 399 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 135 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.5% out of their 197 inherited base runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 51 holds and 24 blown saves.

In 10,626 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a efficiency on defense of 67.1% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 131 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 1,311 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 3,542 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Feltner has surrendered 297 hits while totaling 237 punch outs in 273 innings pitched. Feltner (7-24 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.56 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 169 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.485 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 and he has faced 1,216 opposing hitters so 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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