Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 9/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Colorado Rockies (60-98) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (94-64) at Coors Field on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Antonio Senzatela.

The Dodgers have tallied 281 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 225 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .443 and have been called out on strikes 1,306 times, while drawing a walk on 585 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.1 runs per outing, which is 2nd in baseball. They have earned 785 RBI's as well as 1,374 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is .256. They have racked up 809 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333.

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The Dodgers hold a team ERA of 3.95 this year (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,353 batters. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 196 home runs and 677 runs in total (14th in baseball). They have walked 490 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.21 as a team over the course of the season. Los Angeles has given up 1,245 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 618 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 116 times as well as having 177 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 102 holds for the season (4th in MLB). The Dodgers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 62.3% and has entered the game in 182 save situations. They have recorded 48 saves so far this year and have blown 29 of their 77 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 157 runners on the campaign with 33.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Dodgers have sent 551 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Dodgers have turned 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,687 innings on the field, which ranks them 2nd in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have notched a total of 4,229 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,336 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 115 double plays.

Yamamoto (6-2 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.92 while he has gone up against 350 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 74 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 22 free passes. His earned run average is 2.96 (28 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.129. Yamamoto has taken the mound for 85 innings and has 99 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Rockies have a team SLG% of .400 and they tally 4.21 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have notched 270 doubles, while taking a walk 440 times as well as earning 665 runs. Colorado has compiled 176 HRs so far this season as well as 639 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,574 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 1,285 hits. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an on-base percentage of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .241 for the season.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.510 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.89 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.00 (1,086 strikeouts against 547 walks). They come in at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,552. They have surrendered 211 home runs and they concede 5.79 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 895 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.40 (834 earned runs given up).

With 124 save situations, the Rockies have 59 holds and also 27 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to take the mound in 63 save chances and they have earned 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 159 times in high leverage situations in addition to 152 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.1% of 236 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 27th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 480 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

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

During his pro baseball career, Senzatela has surrendered 781 base knocks and he has 455 punch outs in 687 innings pitched. He has allowed 371 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.446 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and he has faced 2,985 hitters thus far in his career. Senzatela (39-43 career win-loss record) holds a 4.86 ERA and has given up 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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