Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Rockies.TV

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (81-59) will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (52-89) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Kyle Freeland and Freddy Peralta.

The Rockies have earned 241 doubles as a squad and have hit 152 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 1,393 times, while drawing a walk on 398 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have accounted for 571 runs batted in and 1,158 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .243. They have earned 596 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .305.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have given up 185 long balls and 811 runs (30th in the league). Colorado has allowed 1,399 base hits (10.1 per 9 innings) as well as 755 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.47 on the season (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 963 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 484 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.88 as a team on the campaign.

Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 136 times and also have had 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 51 holds over the course of the season (30th in baseball). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 108 save situations. They have compiled 32 saves on the season and have blown 24 out of their 56 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 211 runners so far this season and 32.7% of those runners crossed the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 421 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Rockies have converted 67.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,175 innings on the field, which ranks them 30th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have earned 3,725 putouts on the year, as well as 1,370 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which has them ranked 7th in MLB, and have a total of 137 double plays.

Freeland has taken the mound for 1,073 innings and has accumulated 807 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Freeland (59-72 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.40 while he has faced 4,658 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.47 (533 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.422. He has surrendered 1,174 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 352 free passes.

Milwaukee has tallied 157 HRs so far this year to go along with 651 RBIs. They have hit 217 two-baggers, while walking 529 times as well as putting up 683 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have tallied an OBP of .330 and a batting average of .251 for the season. The Brewers have a SLG% of .408 and they are earning 4.88 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,249 occasions (9th in the league) and have totaled 1,193 hits.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.229 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a unit over the course of the season. They are sitting at 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,110. The Milwaukee pitching staff have surrendered 548 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.60 (500 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (1,153 strikeouts against 426 free passes). They have surrendered 170 long balls and they allow 3.95 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB).

Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 63 save opportunities and they have tallied 45 saves. They sit at 2nd in the league with a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 446 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 175 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.2% of 181 inherited runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Brewers have earned 68 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 100 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Brewers have recorded 1,181 assists, 76 errors and have 3,750 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 11,250 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (3rd in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Peralta has allowed 553 base knocks while tallying 924 K's in 733 innings. He has allowed 311 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.141 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 3,045 batters during his career. Peralta (52-34 career mark) holds a 3.82 ERA and has allowed 6.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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