Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Rockies.TV

The Los Angeles Dodgers (91-62) are welcoming the Colorado Rockies (59-94) at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Antonio Senzatela and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 20th in the league. They have a total of 645 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .303. The Rockies have accounted for 257 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 169 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 619 RBI's in addition to 1,246 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .242. Colorado is slugging .398 and have been rung up 1,507 times, while drawing a walk on 428 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.51. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 202 long balls in addition to 868 runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has conceded 1,505 hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 808 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.40 for the season (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,053 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 529 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.87 as a team so far this year.

The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 58.3% and has come into the game in 117 save situations. The relievers have inherited 228 runners over the course of the season with 32.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 148 times in addition to having 151 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 464 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 56 holds so far this season (30th in MLB). They have recorded 35 saves for the season and have blown 25 of their 60 save chances.

The Rockies have turned 67.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,129 innings on the diamond, ranking them 30th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 4,043 putouts on the year, as well as 1,468 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball, and they have turned 154 double plays.

Senzatela has taken the mound for 682 frames and has earned 453 K's during his pro baseball career. Senzatela (39-43 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.81 and he has faced 2,966 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.88 (370 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.447. He has conceded 776 hits (10.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 211 free passes.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .255 this season. They have been rung up on 1,280 instances (18th in MLB) and have 1,330 hits. Los Angeles has 217 home runs on the year as well as 765 RBIs. The Dodgers have a team slugging % of .443 and they are earning 5.15 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have 275 doubles, while getting a free base 562 times as well as recording 788 runs.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 655 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.93 (596 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 189 home runs and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.235 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (1,291 strikeouts against 474 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,211.

With 175 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 98 holds and 28 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 74 save chances and they have tallied 46 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 173 times in high leverage situations and on 114 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.5% out of 155 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 529 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 112 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have 1,297 assists, 84 errors and have notched a total of 4,094 putouts so far this season. In their 12,282 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (2nd in pro baseball).

Yamamoto (6-2 mark in his career) has a 2.63 earned run average and has given up 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 5.00 and he has faced 333 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 24 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.073 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. So far in his pro baseball career, Yamamoto has given up 69 base knocks while he has accumulated 95 punch outs in 82 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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