Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/4/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, August 4, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

The Colorado Rockies (40-70) are en route to Petco Park on Sunday where they will take on the San Diego Padres (59-51). The pitchers who are expected to start are Cal Quantrill and Michael King.

Colorado is slugging .401 and have struck out 1,068 times, while taking a walk on 309 occasions. They have 448 RBI's in addition to 907 hits this year, while their team batting average is .243. The Rockies have recorded 189 doubles as a team and have hit 122 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 468 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 17th in MLB.

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The Rockies hold a team ERA of 5.50 for the season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 755 batters. Rockies pitchers have relinquished 140 home runs in addition to 642 runs in total (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 378 opposing players and their FIP is 4.78 as a unit over the course of the season. Colorado has surrendered 1,107 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 595 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies have sent 323 relievers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 170 runners on the year and 36.5% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 23 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of their 43 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 53.5% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 37 holds over the course of the season (30th in MLB). Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 109 times as well as having 111 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have a tally of 2,919 putouts thus far, as well as 1,085 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 106 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 66.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,757 innings on the field, which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball.

Quantrill has pitched in 688 innings and is sitting with 517 strikeouts so far in his career. Quantrill (42-30 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.89 and he has gone up against 2,916 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.95 (302 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.286. He has surrendered 674 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 210 free passes.

The San Diego Padres have tallied a team on-base percentage of .324 and a batting average of .264 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 742 instances (29th in the league) and have recorded 992 base hits. San Diego has hit 123 HRs this season to go along with 490 RBIs. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .413 and they are earning 4.65 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have put up 163 two-baggers, while walking 306 times and recording 511 runs.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 469 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.04 (437 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 118 dingers and they allow 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Padres have a team WHIP of 1.235 in addition to having a FIP of 3.84 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (970 strikeouts against 316 free passes). They have a ranking of 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 886.

San Diego has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves. They rank 18th in the league holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 360 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with runners on base. San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.2% out of their 169 inherited base runners. Sitting with 93 save situations, the Padres have amassed 52 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 82 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Padres have 858 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 2,921 putouts for the season. Out of their 8,763 innings on the field, the Padres are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in pro baseball).

King (22-23 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.35 ERA while conceding 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.33 and he has faced 1,549 batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 138 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.182 and having a FIP of 3.3. In his MLB career, King has allowed 311 base hits and he has 426 strikeouts in 371 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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