New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (58-53) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Tuesday where they will meet the Colorado Rockies (41-72). The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Severino and Kyle Freeland.

As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.8 runs/g, which has them at 8th in baseball. They have accumulated 537 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .322. The Mets have accounted for 202 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 142 balls out of the park. They have 517 RBI's as well as 950 base knocks this year, and their batting average is at .249. New York is slugging .419 and have been rung up 922 times, while being walked on 362 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Mets pitchers have yielded 126 long balls and also 509 runs in total (20th in baseball). New York has given up 865 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 458 earned runs. The Mets have a team earned run average of 4.15 over the course of the season (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 985 batters. They have walked 420 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.31 as a unit on the campaign.

Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 114 times in addition to having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 73 holds this year (5th in the league). The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 63.8% and stepped onto the hill in 120 save situations. They have earned 30 saves this season and have missed out on 17 of their 47 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 153 base runners so far this season and 32.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Mets have dispatched 362 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The New York Mets have earned 2,983 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 969 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 27th in professional baseball, and have earned 94 double plays. The Mets have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,949 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in the majors.

Severino (61-41 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 3,542 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 756 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 259 walks. His earned run average is 3.81 (360 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.194. Severino has taken the hill for 850 frames and has accounted for 884 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Rockies have a SLG% of .400 and they are recording 4.22 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have put up 191 two-baggers, while getting a free base 315 times as well as racking up 477 runs. Colorado has hit 127 home runs this year as well as 457 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,101 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 925 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have an on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .242 on the season.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 657 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 5.50 (610 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 145 dingers and they give up 5.92 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.519 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.81 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.00 (771 strikeouts vs 387 free passes). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,129.

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.3% out of their 171 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 112 times in high leverage situations and also on 110 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 82 save situations, the Rockies have 38 holds and also 20 blown saves. They sit at 27th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 330 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Colorado has had relievers step onto the mound in 44 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves.

Out of their 8,982 innings played, the Rockies hold a efficiency on defense of 67.0% (30th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 108 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Rockies have 1,114 assists, 55 errors and have a total of 2,994 putouts this year.

In his career, Freeland has surrendered 1,141 hits while he has totaled 783 strikeouts in 1,042 innings. He has conceded 517 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.424 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.28 and he has faced 4,527 batters in his MLB career. Freeland (58-69 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.46 ERA while allowing 9.9 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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