Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/17/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+210) Philadelphia (-250)

The Philadelphia Phillies (9-8) will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (4-13) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +210 while Philadelphia is at -250. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Ryan Feltner and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Rockies have tallied 31 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 16 balls out of the park. Colorado has a slugging rate of .401 and have struck out 169 times, while taking a walk on 49 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 20th in baseball. They have accumulated 67 runs batted in and 141 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .246. They have a total of 70 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .314.

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The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.93 this year (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 111 hitters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 19 long balls in addition to 105 total runs (30th in the league). They have walked 75 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.98 as a squad over the course of the season. Colorado has allowed 172 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) and 96 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.48 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.70.

Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 14 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 7 holds this season (23rd in the league). The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 33.3% and has come into the game in 10 save situations. They have earned 1 save on the campaign and have blown 2 out of their 3 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 23 runners so far this year with 39.1% of them crossed the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 53 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 437 putouts on the year, in addition to 182 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which puts them in 18th in MLB, and they have turned 15 double plays. The Rockies have converted 65.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,311 innings, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball.

Feltner (7-15 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 730 hitters in the majors. He has given up 171 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 74 free passes. His earned run average is 5.80 (105 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.503. Feltner has taken the ball for 163 innings and has accumulated 146 punch outs in his MLB career.

Philadelphia has knocked in 16 home runs so far this season to go along with 57 RBIs. They have put up 12 doubles, while taking a walk 61 times as well as putting up 60 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies hold an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .231 this season. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .345 and they score 3.53 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have struck out on 148 instances (10th in the league) and have a total of 130 hits.

The Phillies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.208 and have a FIP of 3.55 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 131. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 72 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.68 (63 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.70 (166 strikeouts vs 55 bases on balls). They have allowed 16 homers and they concede 4.21 runs per 9 innings (9th in MLB).

Philadelphia has had relievers step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves. They rank 15th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 57 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 28 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of 21 inherited runners. Sitting with 19 save situations, the Phillies have 11 holds and also 3 blown saves.

In their 1,386 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (14th in the majors). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 10 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (20th in the majors). The Phillies have racked up 159 assists, 12 errors and have accumulated 462 putouts during this campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Sanchez has conceded 157 hits while he has earned 159 strikeouts in 167 innings. Sanchez (6-9 career mark) has earned a 4.09 ERA while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 76 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.219 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and he has gone up against 700 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+210)

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