Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cincinnati Reds (43-48) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (32-59) at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Freeland and Carson Spiers.

Colorado is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 858 times, while being walked on 253 occasions. They have 355 RBI's in addition to 750 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .243. The Rockies have earned 157 doubles as a unit and have knocked 86 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 373 runs scored and have an OBP of .304. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 21st in the league.

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The Rockies have an ERA of 5.48 on the season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 594 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 105 long balls and also 528 runs in total (30th in baseball). They have walked 322 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.70 as a unit over the course of the season. Colorado has relinquished 914 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 491 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.84 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies have sent 268 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 base runners so far this year and 39.9% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 18 saves on the year and have not converted 19 of 37 save opportunities. The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 48.6% and has come into the game in 70 save situations. The relievers have recorded 33 holds on the campaign (29th in baseball). Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 94 times and also have had 95 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have transformed 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,263 innings, which has them ranked 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 2,421 putouts so far this season, in addition to 924 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which ranks 6th in MLB, and they have turned 93 double plays.

Freeland (55-68 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.40 while he has gone up against 4,430 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 1,114 base hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has 340 walks. His ERA is 4.47 (506 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.428. Freeland has taken the ball for 1,019 frames and has earned 756 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Cincinnati has 89 long balls for the season as well as 364 RBIs. They have recorded 143 doubles, while taking a walk 280 times and scoring 388 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have tallied a team OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .226 for the season. The Reds have a team slugging % of .377 and they earn 4.26 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have been rung up on 823 occasions (6th in MLB) and have earned a total of 668 base knocks.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 368 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (339 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 95 dingers and they surrender 4.13 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Reds have a WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a squad so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (755 strikeouts against 286 free passes). They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 711.

Sitting with 83 save situations, the Reds have earned 55 holds and also 6 blown saves. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 27 save opportunities and they have walked away with 21 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations and on 77 occasions with runners on base. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.9% of 122 inherited base runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball holding a save percentage of 77.8%, and they have sent 289 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 54 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Reds have recorded 688 assists, 54 errors and have a total of 2,408 putouts over the course of the season. In their 7,224 innings on the diamond, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (9th in pro baseball).

Spiers (2-3 mark in his career) has a 4.42 ERA while allowing 10.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and he has faced 243 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 27 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.418 and having a FIP of 4.4. During his pro baseball career, Spiers has given up 62 hits and he has 44 punch outs in 55 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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