Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 7/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Monday, July 8, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (42-47) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (32-57) on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Feltner and Andrew Abbott.

The Rockies have accumulated 156 doubles as a squad and have smacked 86 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging % of .392 and have struck out 839 times, while drawing a walk on 249 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.2 runs per game, which is 19th in MLB. They have 354 runs batted in and 740 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate is at .245. They have a total of 372 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.42 so far this season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 579 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 101 home runs in addition to 512 total runs (30th in the league). They have walked 316 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.68 as a squad this year. Colorado has given up 894 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) and 476 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.83 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53.

Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 92 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 33 holds so far this season (29th in baseball). The Rockies relievers have earned a save rate of 48.6% and stepped onto the hill in 70 save situations. They have compiled 18 saves over the course of the season and have blown 19 of their 37 save chances. The relievers have inherited 145 runners over the course of the season and 40.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Rockies have sent 263 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 2,370 putouts for the season, as well as 903 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which is 6th in MLB, and have a total of 90 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,110 innings, ranking them 30th in MLB.

Feltner has taken the hill for 238 innings and is sitting with 206 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Feltner (7-21 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.82 and he has gone up against 1,066 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.91 (156 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.507. He has surrendered 265 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 93 free passes.

Cincinnati has compiled 88 home runs on the year as well as 359 runs batted in. They have put up 138 doubles, while walking 276 times and recording 381 runs. The Cincinnati Reds have recorded a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .226 so far this year. The Reds have a team slugging % of .378 and they have an average of 4.28 runs per outing (16th in MLB). They have been rung up on 799 occasions (8th in baseball) and have 656 hits.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.243 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a team this season. They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 695. The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 363 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.87 (337 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (738 strikeouts against 280 free passes). They have given up 94 home runs and they relinquish 4.17 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Cincinnati has called on relievers to enter the game in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves. They are currently ranked 1st in baseball holding a save rate of 77.8%, and they have sent 283 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with base runners. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.1% out of 121 inherited base runners. With 82 save situations, the Reds have earned 54 holds and 6 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (27th in baseball). The Reds have racked up 670 assists, 53 errors and have a total of 2,354 putouts for the year. Out of their 7,062 innings on the field, the Reds have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (8th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Abbott has given up 179 base hits while tallying 194 punch outs in 205 frames. Abbott (16-12 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.60 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 82 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.263 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and he has faced 858 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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