Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (1-6) will play the Tampa Bay Rays (3-4) on Sunday. The starting pitchers are Ryan Pepiot and Dakota Hudson.

Tampa Bay has a slugging rate of .375 and have struck out 60 times, while drawing a walk on 18 occasions. They have tallied 26 runs batted in in addition to 52 hits this year, and their batting average comes in at .232. The Rays have compiled 8 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 8 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 26 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Rays pitchers have allowed 9 home runs and also 35 runs in total (21st in the league). Tampa Bay has yielded 54 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 34 earned runs. The Rays hold a team earned run average of 4.86 for the season (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 55 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 30 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.92 as a squad so far this year.

The Rays have dispatched 19 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 8 runners over the course of the season and 25.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 0 saves this season. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 4 save situations. The bullpen have 4 holds for the season (16th in baseball). Rays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 4 times in addition to having 1 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tampa Bay Rays have 189 putouts this season, in addition to 52 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 11th in baseball, and have 8 double plays. The Rays have transformed 72.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 567 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in professional baseball.

Pepiot has taken the mound for 84 innings and has earned 83 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.21 (30 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.107. He has given up 57 base hits (6.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 36 free passes. Pepiot (5-2 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.88 and he has gone up against 343 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .332 and they tally 3.43 runs per game (24th in baseball). They have put up 10 two-baggers, while taking a walk 16 times and scoring 24 runs. Colorado has accounted for 4 home runs for the year as well as 21 RBIs. They have struck out on 62 occasions (11th in baseball) and have a total of 50 base knocks. The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .289 as well as a batting average of .218 for the year.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.982 in addition to having a FIP of 6.55 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 6.20 (39 strikeouts vs 35 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 78. They have given up 12 homers and they concede 9.16 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 58 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 8.37 (53 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 2 save situations, the Rockies have 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the game in 0 save opportunities. Their relievers have taken the field 3 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.7% out of 14 inherited runners. They sit at 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have dispatched 21 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

Out of their 513 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 62.7% (28th in pro baseball). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 9 double plays and have a fielding rate of .972 (28th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 76 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 171 putouts so far this season.

Hudson (38-21 career mark) is the owner of a 3.80 earned run average while surrendering 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.46 and he has faced 2,032 opposing batters during his career. He has given up 201 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.387 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Hudson has allowed 443 hits while he has totaled 317 strikeouts in 476 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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