Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (-107) Colorado (-114)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (24-44) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-36) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Pittsburgh at -107 and Colorado is at -114. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Jared Jones and Ty Blach.

As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 4.1 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league. They have earned a total of 276 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .299. The Pirates have accrued 96 two-baggers as a team and have hit 61 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 265 RBI's in addition to 529 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is .228. Pittsburgh is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 653 times, while drawing a walk on 226 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.77 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 73 home runs and 301 runs (18th in MLB). Pittsburgh has relinquished 566 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 265 earned runs. The Pirates have an ERA of 3.91 so far this year (14th in the league), and they have rung up 581 batters. They have walked 210 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.00 as a team for the season.

Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 63 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 35 holds over the course of the season (20th in MLB). The Pirates relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 55.9% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. They have 19 saves for the year and have missed out on 15 of their 34 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 95 base runners this season with 33.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Pirates have dispatched 215 relievers to the hill this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned 1,831 putouts for the season, as well as 575 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which ranks 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 49 double plays. The Pirates have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,493 innings on the field, which ranks them 18th in professional baseball.

Jones has thrown 74 innings and has accounted for 79 strikeouts in his MLB career. Jones (4-5 career mark) has a FIP of 3.23 while he has gone up against 300 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.28 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.066. He has conceded 61 hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 18 walks.

The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.09 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have hit 123 doubles, while taking a walk 186 times as well as scoring 278 runs. Colorado has 56 long balls this season to go along with 262 RBIs. They have struck out on 641 occasions (5th in the league) and have tallied 570 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the year.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.536 with a FIP of 4.72 as a pitching staff this season. They sit at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 671. The Colorado pitching staff have given up 392 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.48 (365 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 6.60 (437 strikeouts against 249 bases on balls). They have surrendered 77 homers and they concede 5.89 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 110 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 67 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 52 save situations, the Rockies have earned 28 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in MLB with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 202 relievers to the mound for the year. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the game in 24 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 70 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 680 assists, 33 errors and have accumulated 1,797 putouts this year. In 5,391 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (30th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Blach has allowed 576 base knocks while he has totaled 279 K's in 493 innings pitched. Blach (22-29 career record) holds a 5.15 earned run average and has given up 10.5 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 282 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.470 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. His K/BB ratio is 1.87 and he has faced 2,142 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (-114)

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