Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, May 24, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

The Philadelphia Phillies (36-14) are en route to Coors Field on Friday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (16-32). The starting pitchers are Cristopher Sanchez and Ty Blach.

The Phillies have accumulated 73 doubles as a unit and have hit 58 balls out of the park. Philadelphia is slugging .416 and have been called out on strikes 420 times, while being walked on 195 occasions. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have recorded 258 runs batted in as well as 436 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is .258. They are sitting with 272 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .337.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.27 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14. Phillies pitchers have given up 38 home runs in addition to 176 runs in total (7th in the league). Philadelphia has yielded 360 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 153 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team ERA of 3.17 so far this year (4th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 445 batters. They have walked 136 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.29 as a team this season.

The Phillies relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.2% and has come into the game in 49 save situations. The relievers have inherited 46 runners for the year and 41.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. Phillies bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 34 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 150 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have racked up 27 holds on the campaign (14th in MLB). They have compiled 15 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 22 save chances.

The Philadelphia Phillies have 1,356 putouts this year, as well as 456 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 16th in the majors, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,068 innings, which has them sitting at 18th in baseball.

Sanchez has taken the ball for 201 innings and has accounted for 191 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.94 (88 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.259. He has allowed 195 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 58 free passes. Sanchez (8-10 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.75 and he has gone up against 844 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies have earned an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .246 so far this year. They have struck out on 457 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 404 hits. Colorado has accounted for 42 HRs so far this season to go along with 182 RBIs. The Rockies hold a team slugging % of .384 and they score 3.96 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have 83 doubles, while walking 128 times as well as notching 190 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 255 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.34 (238 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 47 HR's and they relinquish 5.72 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.563 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 6.60 (295 strikeouts vs 182 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 445.

Sitting with 28 save situations, the Rockies have accrued 14 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers take the mound in 14 save chances and they have walked away with 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 43 times in high leverage situations and on 45 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.6% out of 70 inherited base runners. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have sent 140 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

In 3,792 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 49 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 497 assists, 22 errors and have a total of 1,264 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Blach has conceded 547 base hits and he has 267 K's in 469 innings. He has given up a total of 270 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.473 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.84 and he has faced 2,038 opposing hitters in his career. Blach (21-27 career win-loss record) has earned a 5.17 ERA and has conceded 10.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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