Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-200) Colorado (+168)

The Seattle Mariners (9-10) are en route to Coors Field on Sunday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (4-15). The line on this contest has Seattle at -200 while Colorado is sitting at +168. The total is set at 10.5. The men taking the mound are Luis Castillo and Cal Quantrill.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 3.5 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball. They have 66 runs while holding a team OBP of .301. The Mariners have accumulated 21 doubles as a unit and have hit 18 balls out of the park. They have accrued 66 runs batted in in addition to 131 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .213. Seattle has a slugging rate of .342 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while taking 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 they have struck out 173 batters. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 24 home runs and 77 total runs (8th in the league). They have walked 42 batters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team so far this season. Seattle has surrendered 146 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 74 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 4.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.11.

The Mariners have sent 60 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 26 runners on the campaign with 23.1% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 5 saves this year and have blown 0 out of their 5 chances to get a save. The Mariners bullpen have earned a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 16 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 11 holds for the season (15th in MLB). Mariners relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 18 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 508 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 142 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .983 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and they have turned 8 double plays. The Mariners have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,524 innings on the field, ranking them 6th in professional baseball.

Castillo has taken the mound for 1,076 innings and is sitting with 1,183 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 3.59 (429 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.187. He has allowed 914 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 364 walks. Castillo (62-68 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.66 while he has faced 4,459 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Colorado has tallied 16 HRs for the season to go along with 73 runs batted in. They have tallied 31 two-baggers, while walking 54 times and putting up 76 runs. The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .387 and they tally 4.00 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have been rung up on 189 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 159 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 117 runs on the season while having an ERA of 6.03 (108 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 24 HR's and they concede 6.53 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.669 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.00 as a squad for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.20 (130 strikeouts vs 78 walks). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 191.

Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 3 save chances and they have walked away with 1 save. They are currently ranked 28th in baseball holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 57 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 16 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 25 inherited runners. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Rockies have 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In 1,455 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.6% (29th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 15 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (15th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 201 assists, 11 errors and have amassed 485 putouts this year.

Quantrill (35-25 career record) has a 3.89 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 2,499 batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 256 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.271 and having a FIP of 4.3. During his MLB career, Quantrill has given up 580 hits and he has 438 punch outs in 591 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-200)

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