Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/20/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Root Sports Northwest

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

The Seattle Mariners (9-10) are on their way to Coors Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (4-15). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -148 while the Rockies are priced at +126. The over/under is set at 10.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Luis Castillo and Kyle Freeland.

As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.5 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB. They have accumulated 66 runs and have an OBP of .301. The Mariners have compiled 21 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 18 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 66 runs batted in and 131 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .213. Seattle has a slugging % of .342 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while drawing a walk on 70 occasions.

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The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.93 for the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 173 hitters. Mariners pitchers have allowed 24 home runs and 77 total runs (8th in baseball). They have walked 42 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team so far this season. Seattle has surrendered 146 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 74 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.12 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.11.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 18 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 11 holds on the season (15th in the league). The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 16 save situations. They have tallied 5 saves for the year and have blown 0 out of their 5 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 26 runners for the season and 23.1% of those runners ended up scoring. The Mariners have sent 60 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 508 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 142 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 17th in the majors, and they have turned 8 double plays. The Mariners have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,524 innings, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

Castillo (62-68 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.66 while facing 4,459 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 914 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 364 free passes. His earned run average is 3.59 (429 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.187. Castillo has pitched in 1,076 innings and has accumulated 1,183 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

Colorado has compiled 16 HRs on the campaign to go along with 73 RBIs. They have hit 31 two-baggers, while taking a walk 54 times as well as putting up 76 runs. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .248 for the season. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .387 and they tally 4.00 runs per game (20th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 189 occasions (5th in the league) and have earned a total of 159 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 117 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 6.03 (108 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 24 homers and they relinquish 6.53 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.669 in addition to having a FIP of 5.00 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.20 (130 strikeouts vs 78 walks). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 191.

Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 3 save chances and they have tallied 1 save. They rank 28th in MLB with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 57 relievers onto the field for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with runners on. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of 25 inherited base runners. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 7 holds and 2 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (15th in professional baseball). The Rockies have racked up 201 assists, 11 errors and have accounted for 485 putouts this season. In 1,455 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.6% (29th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Freeland has conceded 1,099 hits while he has accumulated 744 strikeouts in 1,000 innings pitched. Freeland (55-68 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.53 ERA while giving up 9.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 503 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.435 and having a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.21 and he has gone up against 4,354 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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