Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-235) Colorado (+194)

The Colorado Rockies (17-33) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (37-15) at Coors Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Phillies at -235 and the Rockies are priced at +194. The betting total comes in at 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Ranger Suarez and Cal Quantrill.

Philadelphia is slugging .419 and have struck out 433 times, while being walked on 199 occasions. They have 265 RBI's as well as 455 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .258. The Phillies have hit 75 two-baggers as a team and have hit 62 balls out of the park. They have 279 runs and have an OBP of .336. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 5.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 1st in baseball.

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The Phillies have an ERA of 3.11 over the course of the season (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 479 hitters. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 43 home runs and 187 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 150 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.35 as a team on the season. Philadelphia has relinquished 393 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 163 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.15.

The Phillies have dispatched 157 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 base runners this year and 39.6% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 16 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 24 save chances. The Phillies relief pitchers have a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. The relievers have tallied 30 holds on the year (11th in MLB). Phillies pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 37 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have transformed 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,242 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have amassed 1,414 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 480 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 14th in MLB, and have a total of 37 double plays.

Suarez (38-21 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 2,166 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 474 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 173 walks. His earned run average is 3.15 (182 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.244. Suarez has taken the ball for 520 innings and is sitting with 477 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have earned an on-base percentage of .306 as well as a batting average of .247 so far this year. They have been rung up on 475 occasions (6th in baseball) and have tallied 426 base hits. Colorado has accumulated 43 home runs over the course of the season as well as 193 RBIs. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .385 and they score 4.04 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have put up 91 doubles, while taking a walk 134 times as well as earning 202 runs.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.533 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 6.80 (333 strikeouts vs 196 free passes). They are sitting at 30th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 483. They have surrendered 56 homers and they relinquish 5.59 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 275 runs for the season while having an ERA of 5.18 (255 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have recorded 9 saves. They sit at 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 149 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 48 times in high leverage situations in addition to 49 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.0% of 73 inherited runners. Sitting with 30 save situations, the Rockies have earned 15 holds and 6 blown saves.

Out of their 3,987 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (29th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 52 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 514 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 1,329 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his MLB career, Quantrill has allowed 606 base hits and he has 471 K's in 628 frames. Quantrill (38-26 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.81 earned run average and has given up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 266 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.260 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and he has gone up against 2,645 batters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+194)

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