San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-205) Colorado (+172)

The Colorado Rockies (5-16) will take on the San Diego Padres (11-12) at Coors Field on Monday. The line on this contest has the Padres at -205 and the Rockies are sitting at +172. The betting total comes in at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dylan Cease and Austin Gomber.

The Padres have recorded 35 doubles as a team and have smacked 25 baseballs out of the park. San Diego has a slugging rate of .409 and have been called out on strikes 173 times, while taking a walk on 80 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 12th in MLB. They have earned 106 RBI's in addition to 197 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .254. They have a total of 112 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .327.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 3.94 so far this season (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 191 batters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 21 home runs and 107 runs in total (24th in the league). They have walked 86 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.17 as a squad on the year. San Diego has relinquished 179 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 90 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29.

The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 21 save situations. The relievers have inherited 41 base runners so far this season and 41.5% of them earned a run for their team. Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 29 times in addition to having 23 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 82 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 11 holds for the season (20th in baseball). They have accumulated 6 saves this season and have blown 3 of 9 save chances.

The Padres have transformed 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,848 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 9th in the majors. The San Diego Padres have accumulated 616 putouts this year, in addition to 185 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 21st in MLB, and they have turned 20 double plays.

Cease has taken the ball for 680 innings and has 819 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.77 (285 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.293. He has given up 575 base knocks (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 305 free passes. Cease (45-36 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.83 and he has faced 2,910 opposing batters in the majors.

The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .376 and they score 3.80 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have put up 32 doubles, while getting a free base 55 times and putting up 76 runs. Colorado has recorded 16 home runs for the season as well as 73 runs batted in. They have struck out on 200 occasions (6th in the league) and have totaled 162 hits. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a team batting average of .241 this season.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.710 and have a FIP of 5.09 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.00 (133 strikeouts against 84 walks). They sit at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 207. They have surrendered 25 long balls and they concede 6.56 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 124 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 6.08 (115 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 3 save opportunities and they have come away with 1 save. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 17 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.3% of 26 inherited base runners. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 60 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 18 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (18th in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 217 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 512 putouts for the year. In 1,536 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 64.8% (30th in pro baseball).

Gomber (30-29 career mark) is the owner of a 4.90 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and he has gone up against 2,161 opposing hitters in his career. He has surrendered 274 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.388 and a FIP of 4.7. In his career, Gomber has allowed 525 base knocks while earning 407 strikeouts in 503 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-205)

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