San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

The San Francisco Giants (16-21) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Thursday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (8-27). The starting pitchers will be Keaton Winn and Cal Quantrill.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 24th in MLB. They have accumulated 137 runs scored and have an OBP of .305. The Giants have compiled 51 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have 130 runs batted in in addition to 289 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .238. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .365 and have been called out on strikes 303 times, while drawing a walk on 111 occasions.

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The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.47 this year (24th in the league), and their staff has rung up 289 batters. Giants pitchers have yielded 32 home runs and 173 runs in total (22nd in MLB). They have walked 114 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.89 as a team on the campaign. San Francisco has conceded 313 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 159 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Giants have sent 117 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 40 base runners for the year with 47.5% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 6 saves for the year and have missed out on 3 out of their 9 chances to save the game. The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and has entered the game in 24 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 15 holds on the season (26th in MLB). Giants pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 25 times as well as having 28 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 960 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 396 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Giants have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,880 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 27th in pro baseball.

Winn has taken the mound for 77 innings and has earned 63 strikeouts during his MLB career. Winn (4-7 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.18 while he has gone up against 310 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.56 (39 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.078. He has allowed 63 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 20 free passes.

Colorado has 27 home runs for the year to go along with 118 RBIs. They have recorded 53 doubles, while taking a walk 95 times and putting up 123 runs. The Colorado Rockies have recorded an on-base percentage of .296 and a team batting average of .232 on the year. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .357 and they earn 3.51 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 347 instances (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 272 base hits.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.567 with a FIP of 4.65 as a team on the year. They sit at 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 343. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 205 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.63 (191 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 6.70 (228 strikeouts vs 135 bases on balls). They have conceded 37 long balls and they relinquish 6.05 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

Sitting with 16 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 7 save chances and they have come away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 28 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 42.3% out of their 52 inherited base runners. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 101 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 2,748 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (29th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 32 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 365 assists, 18 errors and have amassed 916 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Quantrill has allowed 592 hits while accumulating 453 strikeouts in 610 innings pitched. He has allowed 262 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.263 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and he has faced 2,576 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Quantrill (36-26 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.86 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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