Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, July 22, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (36-63) will attempt to beat the Boston Red Sox (53-44) on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tanner Houck and Austin Gomber.

The Red Sox have tallied 179 doubles as a squad and have hit 115 balls out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .426 and have been called out on strikes 940 times, while being walked on 301 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 11th in the league. They have 436 RBI's in addition to 853 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .255. They have 453 runs while holding a team OBP of .323.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 3.66 so far this season (5th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 845 batters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 99 home runs and 413 runs in total (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 256 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.72 as a team this year. Boston has allowed 784 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 354 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.30 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 79 times and also have had 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 47 holds for the year (20th in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 61.9% and has come into the game in 91 save situations. They have 26 saves on the campaign and have not converted 16 out of their 42 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 106 runners this season with 33.0% of them ended up scoring. The Red Sox have sent 289 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,615 putouts on the year, as well as 842 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which is 30th in pro baseball, and have a total of 67 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,845 innings, ranking them 18th in the majors.

Houck (23-25 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.39 while he has faced 1,535 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 311 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 119 walks. His earned run average is 3.44 (141 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.165. Houck has taken the mound for 369 innings and is sitting with 375 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have earned a team OBP of .307 and a team batting average of .244 for the year. They have struck out on 945 instances (3rd in the league) and have totaled 817 base hits. Colorado has hit 108 home runs on the year as well as 395 runs batted in. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.18 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have 170 doubles, while walking 280 times and putting up 414 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.534 and have a FIP of 4.77 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 6.90 (670 strikeouts vs 350 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 992. They have given up 122 dingers and they surrender 5.95 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 578 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.54 (539 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 40 save chances and they have earned 21 saves. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.5%, and they have dispatched 293 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relievers have come in 100 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of 162 inherited runners. Sitting with 76 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 36 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 95 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 982 assists, 48 errors and have accumulated 2,625 putouts this year. In their 7,875 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (30th in professional baseball).

Gomber (32-34 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.85 earned run average and has given up 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.40 and he has gone up against 2,490 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 314 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.371 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. Thus far in his career, Gomber has surrendered 608 base hits while totaling 456 punch outs in 582 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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