Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+130) Washington (-155)

The Washington Nationals (56-70) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (47-79) at Nationals Park on Thursday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +130 while Washington is coming in at -155. The total is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cal Quantrill and Patrick Corbin.

The Rockies have recorded 217 doubles as a squad and have hit 136 baseballs out of the park. Colorado is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,232 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball. They have accumulated 514 runs batted in in addition to 1,041 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .244. They have earned 537 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 5.51 on the season (30th in the league), and they have rung up 861 batters. Rockies pitchers have yielded 165 home runs in addition to 732 total runs (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 433 hitters and their FIP is 4.84 as a squad on the campaign. Colorado has surrendered 1,260 base hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 681 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Rockies have dispatched 376 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 191 base runners this year and 34.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 29 saves on the year and have blown 23 of their 52 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.8% and has come into the game in 101 save situations. The bullpen have 48 holds this year (29th in MLB). Rockies pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 124 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have transformed 67.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,014 innings, which has them ranked 30th in baseball. The Colorado Rockies have earned 3,338 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,234 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which ranks 7th in MLB, and have earned 122 double plays.

Quantrill (43-31 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.92 while going up against 2,959 batters in the majors. He has conceded 685 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 215 walks. His ERA is 3.98 (308 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.292. Quantrill has thrown 697 frames and has totaled 524 K's in his MLB career.

The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .376 and they are scoring 4.21 runs per game (19th in the league). They have hit 210 doubles, while getting a free base 364 times as well as racking up 531 runs. Washington has accumulated 104 home runs so far this season as well as 503 runs batted in. They have struck out on 940 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 1,016 hits. The Washington Nationals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .243 so far this season.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.350 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.99 as a squad for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,005 strikeouts vs 370 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,135. They have yielded 133 home runs and they yield 4.87 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 603 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (540 earned runs allowed).

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.1% of 169 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 109 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with runners on base. With 110 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 63 holds and also 15 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have sent 438 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 119 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in MLB). The Nationals have accrued 1,106 assists, 81 errors and have a total of 3,347 putouts for the season. In 10,041 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (29th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Corbin has allowed 1,978 hits while earning 1,689 strikeouts in 1,852 frames. He has given up 929 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.376 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 and he has gone up against 7,980 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Corbin (99-130 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.51 ERA and has given up 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (-155)

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