Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: NESN

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (37-64) will try to beat the Boston Red Sox (53-46) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Nick Pivetta and Cal Quantrill.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are recording 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball. They have racked up 467 runs and have an OBP of .323. The Red Sox have accrued 185 doubles as a team and have hit 118 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 450 runs batted in in addition to 875 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .255. Boston has a slugging percentage of .427 and have been called out on strikes 962 times, while being walked on 308 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.25 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.20. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 107 home runs and 431 runs (15th in baseball). Boston has relinquished 809 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 370 earned runs. The Red Sox have a team ERA of 3.74 for the season (9th in the league), and their staff has rung up 857 batters. They have walked 264 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.81 as a squad this season.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 82 times in addition to having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 47 holds on the campaign (21st in MLB). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.5% and has come into the game in 92 save situations. They have earned 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of 43 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 109 runners this year and 33.0% of them earned a run for their team. The Red Sox have sent 298 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Red Sox have transformed 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 8,022 innings, which ranks them 20th in baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 2,674 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 866 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball, and have earned 68 double plays.

Pivetta (54-65 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.71 and he has gone up against 4,118 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 918 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 362 walks. His earned run average is 4.78 (512 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.327. Pivetta has pitched in 964 innings and is sitting with 1,063 K's in his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 967 occasions (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 836 hits. Colorado has 111 long balls this year to go along with 406 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.21 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have 174 two-baggers, while walking 290 times and scoring 425 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 589 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.49 (547 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 126 homers and they allow 5.92 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.522 with a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 6.90 (684 strikeouts vs 352 bases on balls). They come in at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,012.

Colorado has had relievers step onto the hill in 41 save chances and they have converted 21 saves. They sit at 29th in the league with a save rate of 51.2%, and they have sent 300 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 103 occasions with base runners. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.0% out of their 163 inherited runners. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 36 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

In their 8,064 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (30th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 99 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 1,007 assists, 48 errors and have earned 2,688 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Quantrill has allowed 659 hits while he has totaled 510 punch outs in 678 innings. Quantrill (41-30 career record) holds a 3.89 ERA while surrendering 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 293 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.48 and he has gone up against 2,868 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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