Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (60-98) will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (94-64) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Tony Gonsolin and Cal Quantrill.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .443 and have been called out on strikes 1,306 times, while taking a walk on 585 occasions. They have accounted for 785 runs batted in as well as 1,374 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .256. The Dodgers have hit 281 doubles as a unit and have knocked 225 baseballs out of the park. They have 809 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .333. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 196 home runs and also 677 runs in total (14th in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 1,245 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 618 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team earned run average of 3.95 this season (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,353 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 490 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.21 as a squad on the year.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.3% and has come into the game in 182 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 157 base runners for the year with 33.1% of those players ended up scoring. Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 116 times in addition to having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 551 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have a total of 102 holds on the campaign (4th in baseball). They have earned 48 saves this season and have blown 29 of 77 save chances.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 4,229 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,336 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 19th in pro baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,687 innings, which ranks them 2nd in MLB.

Gonsolin has taken the ball for 478 innings and has accumulated 431 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.58 (190 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.090. He has surrendered 350 base knocks (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 171 free passes. Gonsolin (42-16 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.52 and he has faced 1,946 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .400 and they average 4.21 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have put up 270 doubles, while walking 440 times as well as notching 665 runs. Colorado has compiled 176 home runs on the season as well as 639 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,574 instances (2nd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,285 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .241 so far this year.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.510 and have a FIP of 4.89 as a pitching staff so far this year. They come in at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,552. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 895 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.40 (834 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.00 (1,086 strikeouts vs 547 walks). They have surrendered 211 homers and they relinquish 5.79 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.1% out of their 236 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 159 times in high leverage situations and on 152 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 124 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 59 holds and 27 blown saves. They are ranked 27th in MLB with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 480 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 63 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves.

Out of their 12,516 innings played, the Rockies hold a efficiency on defense of 67.3% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 160 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in MLB). The Rockies have racked up 1,517 assists, 80 errors and have accounted for 4,172 putouts over the course of the season.

During his MLB career, Quantrill has surrendered 704 base hits while he has earned 537 K's in 715 innings. He has allowed 319 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.310 and a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has faced 3,046 opposing hitters so far in his career. Quantrill (43-33 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.02 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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