Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 7/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: Rockies.TV

Oracle Park is the location where the San Francisco Giants (49-54) will meet the Colorado Rockies (38-65) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Kyle Harrison.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are compiling 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in baseball. They have notched a total of 425 runs and hold an OBP of .306. The Rockies have recorded 176 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 111 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 406 runs batted in and 842 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .244. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .400 and have been called out on strikes 974 times, while drawing a walk on 291 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have given up 128 home runs and 595 runs in total (30th in baseball). Colorado has given up 1,023 base knocks (10.2 per 9 innings) and also 553 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.50 for the year (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 690 batters. They have walked 358 batters and their FIP sits at 4.76 as a team on the year.

Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 105 times in addition to having 104 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 36 holds so far this season (30th in baseball). The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 51.2% and has come into the game in 77 save situations. They have 21 saves so far this year and have blown 20 of their 41 save chances. The relievers have inherited 165 runners this year with 37.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rockies have sent 302 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Rockies have turned 67.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,145 innings on the field, ranking them 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 2,715 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,016 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them ranked 7th in MLB, and have a total of 99 double plays.

Freeland has taken the mound for 1,031 innings and has 769 K's during his pro baseball career. Freeland (57-68 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.38 and he has faced 4,481 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.45 (510 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.424. He has surrendered 1,127 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 342 walks.

The Giants have a SLG% of .388 and they are scoring 4.31 runs per game (16th in the league). They have put up 169 doubles, while taking a walk 336 times as well as putting up 440 runs. San Francisco has recorded 101 home runs this season as well as 419 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 852 occasions (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 830 base hits. The San Francisco Giants have tallied a team OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .241 on the campaign.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.351 with a FIP of 3.92 as a staff on the campaign. They sit at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 892. The San Francisco pitching staff have given up 475 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.42 (441 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (860 strikeouts vs 320 bases on balls). They have allowed 101 long balls and they allow 4.76 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

San Francisco relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.0% of 121 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with base runners. With 100 save situations, the Giants have accrued 63 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 54.3%, and they have sent 358 relievers onto the diamond this year. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 35 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 95 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (18th in baseball). The Giants have accrued 1,024 assists, 58 errors and have a total of 2,693 putouts for the year. Out of their 8,079 innings on the diamond, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (29th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Harrison has conceded 120 base knocks while earning 114 K's in 125 frames. He has surrendered a total of 55 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.294 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 536 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Harrison (6-5 career mark) is the owner of a 3.95 ERA and has allowed 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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