Colorado Rockies vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+184) Toronto (-220)

The Colorado Rockies (3-10) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Sunday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (6-7). The odds on this game have Colorado at +184 while Toronto is coming in at -220. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Freeland and Jose Berrios.

Colorado has a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 125 times, while drawing a walk on 39 occasions. They have accrued 51 runs batted in in addition to 107 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .245. The Rockies have hit 20 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 12 balls out of the park. They have tallied 54 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in MLB.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 6.57 for the season (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 89 batters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 16 long balls and 89 runs (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 64 hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.28 as a squad over the course of the season. Colorado has surrendered 134 hits (10.9 per 9 innings) and also 81 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.39 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.78.

The Rockies have sent 42 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 22 base runners on the season and 40.9% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 1 save on the season and have blown 2 of their 3 save chances. The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 33.3% and has entered the game in 10 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 7 holds on the year (16th in baseball). Rockies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 12 times as well as having 12 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have turned 64.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 999 innings, which ranks them 30th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have earned a total of 333 putouts for the season, as well as 136 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays.

Freeland has pitched in 995 innings and is sitting with 741 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Freeland (55-67 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.63 and he has gone up against 4,331 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.51 (499 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.433. He has conceded 1,092 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 334 walks.

The Blue Jays hold a slugging % of .344 and they are scoring 3.62 runs per game (25th in MLB). They have put up 23 doubles, while taking a walk 51 times and putting up 47 runs. Toronto has recorded 11 HRs on the campaign as well as 44 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 103 occasions (16th in the league) and have earned a total of 90 base hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .212 this year.

The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.446 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.56 as a unit on the campaign. They rank 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 110. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 64 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.90 (61 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (108 strikeouts vs 52 walks). They have surrendered 24 dingers and they relinquish 5.14 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league).

Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.4% of 23 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 4 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with base runners. With 4 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 2 holds and 0 blown saves. They rank 4th in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 40 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Toronto has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 2 save opportunities and they have recorded 2 saves.

In 1,008 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (12th in the majors). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 14 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (16th in MLB). The Blue Jays have racked up 110 assists, 7 errors and have a tally of 336 putouts over the course of the season.

Thus far in his career, Berrios has given up 1,162 base hits while he has tallied 1,204 strikeouts in 1,232 frames. He has allowed a total of 562 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.242 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and he has faced 5,195 opposing hitters so far in his career. Berrios (85-66 mark in his career) has a 4.11 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (-220) and under 8 runs

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