Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: MASN

The Colorado Rockies (50-85) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (77-58) at Coors Field on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Zach Eflin and Cal Quantrill.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 668 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. The Orioles have accumulated 223 doubles as a team and have smacked 202 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 646 runs batted in in addition to 1,160 hits this year, while their batting average comes in at .250. Baltimore is slugging .442 and have been rung up 1,114 times, while taking a walk on 399 occasions.

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The Orioles have compiled a team ERA of 3.94 for the season (13th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,141 batters. Orioles pitchers have given up 143 home runs and 586 runs in total (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 402 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a team this season. Baltimore has surrendered 1,085 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 527 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Orioles bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 67.8% and has come into the game in 157 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 205 base runners for the year and 30.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Orioles bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 143 times as well as having 136 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 450 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 97 holds on the campaign (2nd in baseball). They have compiled 40 saves this year and have not converted 19 of 59 save opportunities.

The Baltimore Orioles have notched a total of 3,608 putouts on the year, as well as 1,120 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball, and have a total of 75 double plays. The Orioles have converted 70.5% of balls in play into outs in their 10,824 innings, ranking them 9th in pro baseball.

Eflin has taken the ball for 971 innings and has earned 850 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.21 (454 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.226. He has conceded 991 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 199 free passes. Eflin (61-60 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.15 and he has faced 4,070 batters during his time in the majors.

Colorado has tallied 149 home runs on the campaign and 555 RBIs. They have hit 237 doubles, while getting a free base 383 times as well as scoring 580 runs. The Colorado Rockies have tallied an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. The Rockies have a SLG% of .403 and they average 4.30 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have struck out on 1,322 occasions (2nd in baseball) and are sitting with 1,116 hits.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.527 with a FIP of 4.89 as a unit for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.00 (920 strikeouts vs 463 free passes). They rank 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,353. They have conceded 180 homers and they surrender 5.95 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 786 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.54 (732 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 54 save chances and they have converted 30 saves. They rank 26th in MLB with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 402 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 135 times in high leverage situations in addition to 129 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 198 inherited base runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 51 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 132 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in baseball). The Rockies have 1,326 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 3,569 putouts so far this season. Out of their 10,707 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (30th in baseball).

Quantrill (43-32 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.99 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and he has gone up against 3,005 opposing batters during his career. He has given up a total of 314 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.295 and having a FIP of 3.9. In his MLB career, Quantrill has conceded 694 hits while he has totaled 530 K's in 708 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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