Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+240) San Diego (-295)

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (22-22) will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (13-28) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Rockies at +240 and the Padres are coming in at -295. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Austin Gomber and Michael King.

As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 24th in MLB. They are sitting with 158 runs scored and hold an OBP of .305. The Rockies have earned 69 doubles as a team and have hit 31 baseballs out of the park. They have 150 RBI's and 338 hits on the year, and their batting average is at .245. Colorado has a slugging rate of .375 and have been rung up 396 times, while taking a walk on 110 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.63 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 44 home runs in addition to 224 total runs (29th in the league). Colorado has allowed 389 hits (9.7 per 9 innings) and also 208 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.21 on the season (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 263 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 161 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a unit over the course of the season.

Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 38 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 13 holds on the year (30th in baseball). The Rockies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 23 save situations. They have 7 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 10 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 61 runners over the course of the season and 37.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 118 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have a total of 1,078 putouts on the campaign, as well as 437 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which ranks 7th in the majors, and they have turned 41 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 67.9% of balls in play into outs in their 3,234 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in baseball.

Gomber has taken the ball for 527 innings and is sitting with 419 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.78 (280 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.372. He has surrendered 544 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 180 free passes. Gomber (30-30 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.71 and he has faced 2,259 hitters in the majors.

San Diego has hit 48 home runs this year to go along with 199 runs batted in. They have notched 66 doubles, while walking 140 times and putting up 208 runs. The San Diego Padres have recorded an OBP of .321 and a batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Padres have a team slugging % of .403 and they have an average of 4.73 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have struck out on 325 instances (22nd in the league) and have 377 base knocks.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.220 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a team this year. They are sitting at 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 338. The San Diego pitching staff have given up 193 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.99 (173 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (374 strikeouts vs 138 walks). They have yielded 49 homers and they relinquish 4.45 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball).

San Diego relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of 74 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 39 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with base runners. With 37 save situations, the Padres have compiled 19 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in the league holding a save rate of 70.6%, and they have sent 146 relievers to the hill on the season. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 17 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (14th in the majors). The Padres have 349 assists, 25 errors and have notched a total of 1,171 putouts this season. Out of their 3,513 innings played, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in MLB).

King (16-20 mark in his career) holds a 3.43 earned run average and has allowed 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and he has faced 1,246 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 113 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.210 and a FIP of 3.6. So far in his career, King has surrendered 252 base hits while totaling 336 strikeouts in 296 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-295)

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