Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The San Diego Padres (59-51) are hosting the Colorado Rockies (39-70) at Petco Park on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Austin Gomber and Martin Perez.

Colorado is slugging .401 and have struck out 1,055 times, while taking a walk on 306 occasions. They have accounted for 444 runs batted in in addition to 901 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .244. The Rockies have tallied 188 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 120 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 463 runs scored and have an OBP of .306. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in baseball.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.52 this season (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 749 hitters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 138 home runs and also 638 runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 376 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.78 as a team this year. Colorado has relinquished 1,098 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 591 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 52.4% and stepped onto the hill in 79 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 170 base runners this season and 36.5% of those players earned a run for their team. Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 108 times as well as having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 319 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have a total of 37 holds for the year (30th in MLB). They have compiled 22 saves on the campaign and have not converted 20 of their 42 save opportunities.

The Rockies have turned 66.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,667 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in pro baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned 2,889 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,079 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 8th in pro baseball, and have earned 106 double plays.

Gomber has taken the hill for 592 frames and is sitting with 467 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.88 (321 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.372. He has surrendered 620 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 192 free passes. Gomber (32-35 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.81 and he has faced 2,532 opposing batters in the major leagues.

San Diego has tallied 123 home runs on the year as well as 490 runs batted in. They have 163 two-baggers, while walking 306 times and earning 511 runs. The San Diego Padres have accumulated an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .264 so far this season. The Padres hold a slugging % of .413 and they score 4.65 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have struck out on 742 instances (29th in the league) and have totaled 992 hits.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.235 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (970 strikeouts vs 316 free passes). They come in at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 886. They have relinquished 118 homers and they give up 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have allowed 469 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.04 (437 earned runs given up).

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 40.2% out of their 169 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations in addition to 113 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Padres have accumulated 52 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 360 relievers to the hill for the year. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 40 save opportunities and they have earned 25 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Padres have 858 assists, 51 errors and have earned 2,921 putouts over the course of the season. In their 8,763 innings on the field, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in professional baseball).

Perez (87-86 career win-loss record) holds a 4.48 ERA while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and he has faced 6,625 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 758 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.455 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. So far in his career, Perez has surrendered 1,664 base knocks while earning 1,065 strikeouts in 1,523 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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