San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Padres.TV

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (5-18) will meet the San Diego Padres (13-12) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Matt Waldron and Ty Blach.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have 121 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .331. The Padres have accounted for 37 doubles as a team and have hit 26 balls out of the park. They have 114 RBI's and 212 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .253. San Diego is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 185 times, while being walked on 93 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Padres pitchers have yielded 23 home runs in addition to 111 runs in total (23rd in MLB). San Diego has conceded 189 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 94 earned runs. The Padres have compiled a team ERA of 3.79 this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 206 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 86 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a squad on the campaign.

The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 25 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 base runners on the campaign with 41.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 29 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have dispatched 86 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relievers have 13 holds so far this season (18th in baseball). They have recorded 8 saves for the year and have not converted 3 of 11 chances to get a save.

The Padres have turned 71.2% of balls in play into outs in their 2,010 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in professional baseball. The San Diego Padres have 670 putouts this season, in addition to 203 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 19th in MLB, and they have turned 23 double plays.

Waldron (1-5 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.92 and he has gone up against 261 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 61 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 19 free passes. His earned run average is 4.48 (30 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.326. Waldron has taken the ball for 60 innings and has accounted for 49 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .366 and they score 3.52 runs per outing (26th in MLB). They have hit 38 doubles, while walking 59 times as well as racking up 81 runs. Colorado has accounted for 16 home runs this season to go along with 78 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 228 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have totaled 183 hits. The Colorado Rockies have tallied an OBP of .300 and a batting average of .238 this year.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.660 and have a FIP of 4.76 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.20 (159 strikeouts against 94 walks). They have a ranking of 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 235. They have conceded 26 HR's and they surrender 6.27 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 138 runs this year while having a team ERA of 5.77 (127 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 7 holds and also 2 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 3 save chances and they have earned 1 save. Their relievers have taken the field 20 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.3% out of their 26 inherited base runners. They rank 29th in MLB holding a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 69 relievers to the mound on the year.

In 1,788 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.0% (30th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in pro baseball). The Rockies have racked up 240 assists, 15 errors and have a total of 596 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Blach has allowed 521 hits while he has tallied 258 strikeouts in 449 frames. He has allowed a total of 258 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.472 and having a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and he has gone up against 1,953 opposing batters during his career. Blach (20-25 mark in his career) has earned a 5.16 ERA while allowing 10.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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