Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, June 14, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (24-44) will attempt to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-35) on Friday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Ortiz and Ryan Feltner.

Pittsburgh is slugging .358 and have been called out on strikes 644 times, while being walked on 221 occasions. They have recorded 262 RBI's and 523 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .229. The Pirates have accrued 97 doubles as a team and have knocked 61 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 273 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .299. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Pirates pitchers have given up 71 long balls in addition to 297 runs in total (15th in the league). Pittsburgh has conceded 558 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 261 earned runs. The Pirates have a team earned run average of 3.90 on the season (13th in the league), and their staff has struck out 575 hitters. They have walked 210 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.98 as a unit so far this season.

The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 55.9% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 base runners on the year with 33.7% of those players ended up scoring. Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 63 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 212 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have notched 35 holds this year (20th in the league). They have compiled 19 saves this season and have blown 15 out of their 34 save chances.

The Pirates have transformed 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,421 innings on the field, ranking them 19th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 1,807 putouts for the season, as well as 565 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which is 22nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 49 double plays.

Ortiz has taken the hill for 141 innings and has totaled 106 K's during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.15 (65 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.476. He has surrendered 133 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 75 walks. Ortiz (7-9 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 628 hitters in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .246 this year. They have been rung up on 641 instances (5th in the league) and are sitting with 570 hits. Colorado has hit 56 HRs so far this year as well as 262 runs batted in. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .381 and they score 4.09 runs per outing (21st in the league). They have tallied 123 two-baggers, while getting a free base 186 times and racking up 278 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 392 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.48 (365 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 77 HR's and they concede 5.89 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.536 with a FIP of 4.72 as a squad so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 6.60 (437 strikeouts against 249 walks). They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 671.

Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 37.3% out of 110 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Rockies have earned 28 holds and also 9 blown saves. They sit at 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 202 relievers to the mound this year. Colorado has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 24 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (8th in MLB). The Rockies have recorded 680 assists, 33 errors and have 1,797 putouts for the year. In 5,391 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (30th in professional baseball).

Feltner (7-19 record in his career) has earned a 5.98 earned run average while allowing 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and he has faced 969 batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 143 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.514 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.9. So far in his MLB career, Feltner has surrendered 239 hits while he has totaled 187 punch outs in 215 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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