Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Colorado Rockies (46-79) are traveling to Nationals Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (56-69). The starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and DJ Herz.

The Rockies have accumulated 216 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 136 balls out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging rate of .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,223 times, while drawing a walk on 350 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They have tallied 512 runs batted in and 1,031 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .244. They have notched a total of 534 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have conceded 164 home runs in addition to 731 total runs (30th in the league). Colorado has conceded 1,255 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) as well as 680 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.55 for the year (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 854 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 430 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.85 as a unit for the season.

Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 124 times in addition to having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 47 holds this year (29th in MLB). The Rockies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 54.9% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. They have tallied 28 saves this season and have blown 23 of 51 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 191 base runners on the year with 34.6% of them crossed home plate. The Rockies have dispatched 374 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Rockies have turned 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,933 innings, ranking them 30th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 3,311 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,225 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which is 9th in pro baseball, and they have turned 122 double plays.

Gomber (33-36 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.81 while he has gone up against 2,600 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 637 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 195 walks. His earned run average is 4.88 (330 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.368. Gomber has taken the mound for 608 frames and has racked up 478 strikeouts during his career.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with a team OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .244 for the season. They have been rung up on 933 occasions (26th in MLB) and have a total of 1,011 base hits. Washington has hit 103 home runs for the season to go along with 502 RBIs. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .376 and they average 4.24 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have recorded 208 two-baggers, while taking a walk 361 times as well as earning 530 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.349 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a team so far this season. They have a ranking of 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,125. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 600 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.38 (538 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (996 strikeouts vs 367 walks). They have conceded 133 dingers and they surrender 4.88 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Sitting with 110 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 63 holds and 15 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers take the mound in 47 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.1% out of their 166 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have dispatched 434 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Washington Nationals have turned 118 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Nationals have recorded 1,096 assists, 80 errors and have notched a total of 3,320 putouts this year. In 9,960 innings played, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Herz has conceded 53 base hits while accumulating 68 K's in 55 innings pitched. Herz (2-5 career mark) has a 4.25 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.309 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.58 and he has faced 240 batters in his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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