San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-172) Colorado (+144)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (8-26) will go up against the San Francisco Giants (15-21) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Giants at -172 while the Rockies are sitting at +144. The over/under comes in at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jordan Hicks and Peter Lambert.

San Francisco is slugging .367 and have struck out 295 times, while drawing a walk on 105 occasions. They have tallied 125 RBI's in addition to 279 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate comes in at .236. The Giants have tallied 50 doubles as a squad and have knocked 32 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 132 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .302. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 3.7 runs per outing, which is 23rd in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.56 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have allowed 32 home runs in addition to 173 runs in total (24th in the league). San Francisco has relinquished 309 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 159 earned runs. The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.60 so far this season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 282 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 110 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Giants have sent 115 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 40 base runners so far this season with 47.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 6 saves so far this year and have missed out on 3 of 9 save opportunities. The Giants relievers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 24 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 15 holds for the season (26th in MLB). Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 25 times in addition to having 28 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Giants have converted 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,799 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 27th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 933 putouts on the campaign, as well as 383 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 21st in baseball, and have 36 double plays.

Hicks has taken the mound for 281 innings and has totaled 285 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Hicks (13-22 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.61 while facing 1,193 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.58 (112 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.262. He has surrendered 208 base knocks (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 147 free passes.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .363 and they earn 3.62 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have hit 53 doubles, while getting a free base 91 times as well as putting up 123 runs. Colorado has compiled 27 HRs this season as well as 118 RBIs. They have been rung up on 340 occasions (3rd in the league) and have earned a total of 268 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies hold an OBP of .297 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this season.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 200 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.65 (186 earned runs given up). They have allowed 37 homers and they relinquish 6.08 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.560 with a FIP of 4.69 as a squad this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 6.70 (220 strikeouts vs 129 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 333.

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 7 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves. They sit at 24th in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have sent 98 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 27 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of 48 inherited base runners. With 16 save situations, the Rockies have earned 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in the majors). The Rockies have 354 assists, 18 errors and have a tally of 889 putouts so far this season. Out of their 2,667 innings on the field, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 67.0% (28th in MLB).

Lambert (8-15 career win-loss mark) has a 6.38 ERA while giving up 10.9 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and he has faced 915 hitters in his career. He has surrendered 144 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.581 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.6. So far in his MLB career, Lambert has allowed 246 base hits while he has tallied 149 punch outs in 203 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-172)

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