Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2024

Location: Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City, MX

TV: Rockies.TV

The Colorado Rockies (7-19) will go up against the Houston Astros (7-19) at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Ronel Blanco and Cal Quantrill.

The Astros have hit 46 doubles as a squad and have hit 26 baseballs out of the park. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 172 times, while being walked on 82 occasions. As a unit, the Houston Astros are putting up 3.9 runs/g, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball. They have earned 98 RBI's and 235 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .260. They have earned 102 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .325.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.07 over the course of the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 209 batters. Astros pitchers have conceded 25 long balls and 138 total runs (26th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 110 opposing players and their FIP is 4.31 as a squad so far this season. Houston has surrendered 230 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 128 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.90 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.50.

Astros pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 21 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 10 holds for the season (28th in baseball). The Astros bullpen have a save rate of 25.0% and has entered the game in 18 save situations. They have accumulated 2 saves this year and have blown 6 out of their 8 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 36 base runners this year and 25.0% of them crossed home plate. The Astros have sent 90 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Astros have converted 67.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,043 innings on the field, ranking them 27th in baseball. The Houston Astros have accounted for 681 putouts this season, in addition to 217 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 15th in baseball, and they have turned 23 double plays.

Blanco (3-6 career mark) has a FIP of 4.21 and he has gone up against 280 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 56 base hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has 17 walks. His ERA is 4.22 (33 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.038. Blanco has taken the ball for 70 frames and has accumulated 58 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have earned an OBP of .309 and a team batting average of .246 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 252 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 215 base hits. Colorado has accumulated 21 long balls so far this year and 96 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .382 and they average 3.85 runs per game (23rd in the league). They have notched 44 doubles, while walking 71 times as well as racking up 100 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 156 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 5.75 (144 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 28 long balls and they surrender 6.23 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.643 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.62 as a staff for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.00 (175 strikeouts against 104 bases on balls). They are sitting at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 266.

Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 5 save opportunities and they have tallied 3 saves. They rank 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 78 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 21 times in high leverage situations in addition to 19 occasions with base runners. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.9% out of their 28 inherited base runners. Sitting with 13 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 8 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 24 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (22nd in MLB). The Rockies have accrued 273 assists, 17 errors and have amassed 677 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 2,031 innings played, the Rockies have a efficiency on defense of 65.1% (30th in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Quantrill has allowed 348 base knocks while tallying 455 K's in 409 innings. He has given up a total of 169 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.117 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.17 and he has faced 1,667 opposing hitters in his career. Quantrill (26-27 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.72 earned run average while allowing 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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