Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Miami Marlins

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+115) Miami (-140)

The Miami Marlins (6-24) will take on the Colorado Rockies (7-21) at loanDepot park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +115 and Miami is priced at -140. The over/under comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Dakota Hudson and Braxton Garrett.

The Rockies have earned 45 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 22 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging % of .376 and have struck out 277 times, while taking a walk on 77 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in MLB. They have 102 runs batted in and 230 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .245. They have racked up 106 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.63 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.64. Rockies pitchers have conceded 34 long balls and 176 total runs (30th in the league). Colorado has allowed 289 hits (10.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 164 earned runs. The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 6.06 so far this year (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 181 batters. They have walked 111 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.93 as a unit on the season.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 22 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 8 holds for the year (29th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 60.0% and has come into the game in 13 save situations. They have tallied 3 saves on the season and have missed out on 2 of their 5 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 35 base runners over the course of the season with 45.7% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 84 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Rockies have converted 65.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,193 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for 731 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 294 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Hudson has taken the mound for 172 innings and has totaled 158 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 6.01 (115 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.555. He has given up 190 base hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 78 walks. Hudson (7-16 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 779 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Miami Marlins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .276 as well as a team batting average of .221 on the campaign. They have struck out on 231 occasions (20th in baseball) and have earned 223 base knocks. Miami has knocked in 23 long balls on the year to go along with 100 runs batted in. The Marlins have a SLG% of .331 and they tally 3.47 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have put up 33 two-baggers, while walking 71 times and putting up 104 runs.

The Miami pitching staff have conceded 168 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.94 (146 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 30 dingers and they allow 5.68 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.511 and have a FIP of 4.33 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (255 strikeouts against 127 walks). They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 275.

Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.3% out of their 47 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 27 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 27 save situations, the Marlins have recorded 15 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 29th in baseball with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 101 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Miami has had relievers step onto the hill in 12 save chances and they have recorded 4 saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in the majors). The Marlins have 282 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 798 putouts for the season. Out of their 2,394 innings on the field, the Marlins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.1% (28th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Garrett has surrendered 2 hits while tallying 7 strikeouts in 5 innings. He has allowed a total of 2 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.600 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 7.00 and he has faced 18 hitters in his career. Garrett (0-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.60 ERA while giving up 3.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (-140)

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