Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+180) San Diego (-215)

The San Diego Padres (22-21) welcome the Colorado Rockies (12-28) at Petco Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +180 while San Diego is at -215. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Dylan Cease.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 3.8 runs per game, which is 23rd in the league. They are sitting with 153 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .306. The Rockies have compiled 67 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 31 balls out of the park. They have compiled 145 RBI's in addition to 329 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .244. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .377 and have been called out on strikes 390 times, while drawing a walk on 109 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have conceded 41 home runs in addition to 220 total runs (29th in baseball). Colorado has yielded 385 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 204 earned runs. The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.24 for the year (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 259 hitters. They have walked 150 opposing players and their FIP is 4.55 as a team this season.

Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 37 times in addition to having 35 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 11 holds for the season (30th in MLB). The Rockies bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 20 save situations. They have recorded 6 saves so far this season and have not converted 3 of 9 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 59 runners for the season and 39.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Rockies have dispatched 115 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 1,051 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 425 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which is 8th in baseball, and have a total of 39 double plays. The Rockies have turned 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,153 innings on the field, ranking them 27th in baseball.

Quantrill has thrown 616 innings and has tallied 458 K's during his pro baseball career. Quantrill (37-26 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.30 while he has faced 2,600 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.84 (263 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.264. He has allowed 597 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 182 walks.

The San Diego Padres have an OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .256 so far this year. They have struck out on 321 occasions (21st in the league) and have a total of 373 hits. San Diego has recorded 45 home runs on the season as well as 195 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .402 and they average 4.74 runs per outing (12th in baseball). They have hit 66 two-baggers, while taking a walk 129 times and racking up 204 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 188 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.97 (168 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 49 home runs and they relinquish 4.44 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.223 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (368 strikeouts against 137 walks). They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 329.

San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% of 73 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 39 times in high leverage situations and on 49 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 37 save situations, the Padres have earned 19 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 143 relievers onto the field for the season. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (12th in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 342 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 1,144 putouts on the season. In 3,432 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (5th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Cease has conceded 586 base hits and he has 852 K's in 707 innings pitched. Cease (48-37 career record) has earned a 3.72 earned run average while giving up 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 292 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and having a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.75 and he has faced 3,005 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+180)

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