Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-148) Colorado (+126)

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (4-15) will try to defeat the Seattle Mariners (9-10) on Friday. The line on this contest has Seattle at -148 and Colorado opens at +126. The over/under is 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Emerson Hancock and Dakota Hudson.

The Mariners have accrued 21 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 18 balls out of the stadium. Seattle is slugging .342 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while being walked on 70 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are notching 3.5 runs per game, which is 27th in MLB. They have amassed 66 runs batted in in addition to 131 hits so far this season, and their batting average comes in at .213. They have accounted for 66 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .301.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.12 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.11. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 24 long balls in addition to 77 runs (9th in the league). Seattle has yielded 146 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 74 earned runs. The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.93 this season (13th in baseball), and they have struck out 173 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 42 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team for the year.

The Mariners have sent 60 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 26 base runners over the course of the season and 23.1% of those runners crossed the plate. They have tallied 5 saves for the year and have blown 0 out of their 5 save opportunities. The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 100.0% and has entered the game in 16 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 11 holds for the season (15th in baseball). Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 18 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have a total of 508 putouts this year, in addition to 142 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 8 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,524 innings, which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball.

Hancock has pitched in 26 innings and has earned 17 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Hancock (1-2 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.18 and he has faced 115 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.41 (19 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.388. He has surrendered 32 base hits (10.8 hits per nine innings) with 5 free passes.

Colorado has 16 long balls this year to go along with 73 runs batted in. They have put up 31 doubles, while taking a walk 54 times as well as scoring 76 runs. The Colorado Rockies are sitting with an OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .248 so far this year. The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .387 and they score 4.00 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 189 instances (5th in baseball) and have 159 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have given up 117 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 6.03 (108 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 24 HR's and they give up 6.53 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.669 in addition to having a FIP of 5.01 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.20 (130 strikeouts vs 78 bases on balls). They come in at 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 191.

Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% of 25 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 16 occasions with runners on base. With 10 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They rank 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 57 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 3 save chances and they have tallied 1 save.

In 1,455 innings played, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 65.6% (29th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (15th in the majors). The Rockies have accrued 201 assists, 11 errors and have accumulated 485 putouts this year.

Hudson (38-23 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.85 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.48 and he has gone up against 2,083 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 209 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.385 and a FIP of 4.6. During his MLB career, Hudson has conceded 455 hits while tallying 326 K's in 488 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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