Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 8/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

The Arizona Diamondbacks (66-53) welcome the Colorado Rockies (44-75) at Chase Field on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Austin Gomber and Eduardo Rodriguez.

The Rockies have compiled 205 doubles as a squad and have hit 132 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .402 and have been called out on strikes 1,163 times, while taking a walk on 333 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.3 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball. They have 489 RBI's and 987 hits this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .245. They have accounted for 510 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .307.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 159 long balls and also 698 total runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has surrendered 1,198 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 651 earned runs. The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.57 on the campaign (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 819 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 404 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.87 as a team for the season.

The Rockies have sent 355 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 178 runners over the course of the season and 36.0% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 27 saves this season and have missed out on 21 of 48 chances to get a save. The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 56.3% and stepped onto the hill in 90 save situations. The bullpen have 41 holds this season (30th in baseball). Rockies bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 116 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 3,156 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,170 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 5th in MLB, and have a total of 116 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 66.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,468 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Gomber (33-36 career record) holds a FIP of 4.83 while going up against 2,575 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 631 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 194 walks. His ERA is 4.90 (328 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.370. Gomber has taken the mound for 602 frames and has totaled 474 K's during his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .261 so far this season. They have struck out on 924 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have totaled 1,058 base hits. Arizona has compiled 146 HRs for the year to go along with 597 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .435 and they tally 5.24 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have 205 doubles, while getting a free base 401 times and putting up 624 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.336 with a FIP of 4.14 as a squad on the season. They rank 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,060. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 556 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.47 (526 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.50 (886 strikeouts against 356 walks). They have relinquished 123 homers and they allow 4.72 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Sitting with 123 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 70 holds and also 22 blown saves. Arizona has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 51 save opportunities and they have walked away with 29 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 110 occasions with base runners. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.5% out of 153 inherited runners. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 56.9%, and they have dispatched 394 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

In their 9,540 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (25th in professional baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding rate of .990 (1st in MLB). The Diamondbacks have 1,106 assists, 44 errors and have 3,180 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Rodriguez has allowed 1,174 hits while he has totaled 1,250 K's in 1,252 innings. He has allowed a total of 549 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.276 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and he has faced 5,282 hitters so far in his career. Rodriguez (95-62 record in his career) has a 3.95 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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