San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Colorado Rockies (8-26) are welcoming the San Francisco Giants (15-20) at Coors Field on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Kyle Harrison and Dakota Hudson.

The Giants have tallied 49 doubles as a unit and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .371 and have been called out on strikes 282 times, while taking a walk on 104 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have amassed 124 RBI's and 274 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is sitting at .238. They have 131 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .305.

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The Giants are sitting with a team ERA of 4.54 this season (24th in the league), and the staff has rung up 275 batters. Giants pitchers have conceded 30 home runs and also 167 runs (22nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 106 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a squad on the campaign. San Francisco has conceded 299 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 153 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Giants bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 24 save situations. The relievers have inherited 39 base runners so far this season with 48.7% of those players crossed home plate. Giants bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 24 times as well as having 28 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 112 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have a total of 15 holds for the year (26th in baseball). They have recorded 6 saves so far this season and have blown 3 of their 9 chances to get a save.

The Seattle Mariners have earned 909 putouts for the season, as well as 375 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which puts them in 23rd in professional baseball, and have earned 36 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,727 innings, which has them ranked 27th in MLB.

Harrison has taken the mound for 72 innings and has earned 73 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.96 (32 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.225. He has surrendered 68 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 21 walks. Harrison (3-2 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.68 and he has gone up against 306 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .363 and they are earning 3.62 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have hit 53 doubles, while taking a walk 91 times as well as scoring 123 runs. Colorado has hit 27 HRs on the year as well as 118 RBIs. They have been rung up on 340 occasions (3rd in the league) and have tallied 268 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .297 and a team batting average of .235 on the season.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 200 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.65 (186 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 37 long balls and they allow 6.08 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.560 in addition to having a FIP of 4.70 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.70 (220 strikeouts vs 129 bases on balls). They sit at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 333.

Sitting with 16 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 7 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 27 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on base. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.7% out of 48 inherited runners. They rank 24th in the league holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 98 relief pitchers onto the field this season.

In 2,667 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (28th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 30 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Rockies have 354 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 889 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Hudson has surrendered 473 hits while he has totaled 333 strikeouts in 501 frames. Hudson (38-25 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.97 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 221 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.407 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.44 and he has gone up against 2,151 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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