Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+122) Washington (-145)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (56-69) will take on the Colorado Rockies (46-79) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +122 while Washington is coming in at -145. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Tanner Gordon and Mitchell Parker.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,223 times, while being walked on 350 occasions. They have accumulated 512 runs batted in as well as 1,031 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate sits at .244. The Rockies have accumulated 216 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 136 balls out of the park. They have earned 534 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 17th in baseball.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.53. Rockies pitchers have conceded 164 home runs and 731 total runs (30th in baseball). Colorado has conceded 1,255 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 680 earned runs. The Rockies have an ERA of 5.55 on the year (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 854 batters. They have walked 430 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.85 as a squad on the campaign.

The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.9% and has entered the game in 99 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 191 base runners on the season and 34.6% of them ended up crossing the plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 124 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 374 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 47 holds this year (29th in MLB). They have tallied 28 saves on the campaign and have not converted 23 of their 51 save opportunities.

The Rockies have turned 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,933 innings on the field, ranking them 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 3,311 putouts this year, in addition to 1,225 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 9th in the majors, and they have turned 122 double plays.

Gordon (0-4 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.90 and he has faced 121 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 35 hits (11.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 5 free passes. His earned run average is 7.00 (21 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.481. Gordon has taken the hill for 27 innings and is sitting with 23 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Washington has tallied 103 HRs over the course of the season as well as 502 runs batted in. They have put up 208 doubles, while taking a walk 361 times as well as scoring 530 runs. The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .311 in addition to a team batting average of .244 this year. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .376 and they earn 4.24 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 933 occasions (26th in MLB) and are sitting with 1,011 hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.349 in addition to having a FIP of 4.00 as a unit for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.10 (996 strikeouts against 367 walks). They come in at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,125. They have surrendered 133 dingers and they relinquish 4.88 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have given up 600 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.38 (538 earned runs relinquished).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have come away with 32 saves. They are ranked 6th in baseball with a save rate of 68.1%, and they have sent 434 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.1% out of their 166 inherited base runners. With 110 save situations, the Nationals have earned 63 holds and 15 blown saves.

Out of their 9,960 innings on the field, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 118 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Nationals have racked up 1,096 assists, 80 errors and have notched a total of 3,320 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Parker has given up 116 base hits while he has accumulated 98 punch outs in 115 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 57 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and he has gone up against 489 hitters so far in his career. Parker (6-7 career record) is the owner of a 4.45 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+122)

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