Colorado Rockies vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 5/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+113) Oakland (-132)

The Oakland Athletics (19-30) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (15-31) at Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Rockies at +113 and the Athletics are at -132. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and Joey Estes.

The Rockies have earned 79 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 37 balls out of the park. Colorado is slugging .379 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while taking a walk on 122 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 22nd in baseball. They have accrued 174 RBI's in addition to 384 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .246. They have earned a total of 182 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.34 this season (30th in the league), and the staff has struck out 295 hitters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 47 home runs in addition to 255 runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 182 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.65 as a squad so far this year. Colorado has surrendered 445 base hits (10.0 per 9 innings) and also 238 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.62 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.56.

The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 runners for the season with 39.1% of them crossed home plate. Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 42 times as well as having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 134 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have notched 14 holds so far this season (30th in the league). They have accumulated 8 saves on the season and have missed out on 3 out of their 11 save opportunities.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 1,204 putouts for the season, as well as 479 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which puts them in 8th in baseball, and have a total of 47 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.1% of balls in play into outs in their 3,612 innings, which ranks them 30th in baseball.

Gomber (31-30 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.69 while he has faced 2,280 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 546 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 182 free passes. His earned run average is 4.72 (280 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.364. Gomber has thrown 533 innings and has totaled 424 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .379 and they average 3.67 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have put up 70 two-baggers, while getting a free base 154 times and racking up 180 runs. Oakland has hit 58 home runs for the season to go along with 174 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 472 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have earned a total of 356 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have earned an OBP of .295 and a batting average of .220 on the year.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.345 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a team so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (381 strikeouts against 159 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 418. They have conceded 45 dingers and they give up 5.03 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 240 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.53 (216 earned runs surrendered).

Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of 57 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 28 holds and 5 blown saves. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 148 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Oakland has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have tallied 10 saves.

In 3,864 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (26th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 52 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 426 assists, 36 errors and have notched a total of 1,288 putouts over the course of the season.

Estes (1-2 career mark) holds a 8.20 earned run average while giving up 10.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 87 batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 17 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.500 and being the owner of a FIP of 7.1. During his MLB career, Estes has conceded 22 hits while totaling 16 K's in 18 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (-132)

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