Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

The Texas Rangers (22-17) are headed to Coors Field on Friday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (8-28). The expected starting pitchers are Jon Gray and Austin Gomber.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have 199 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326. The Rangers have tallied 60 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 39 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 189 runs batted in and 347 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .258. Texas has a slugging % of .399 and have been rung up 310 times, while taking a walk on 127 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.20. Rangers pitchers have conceded 36 home runs and also 150 runs (11th in MLB). Texas has allowed 260 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 135 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 3.70 on the season (12th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 316 batters. They have walked 132 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.00 as a squad on the year.

The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 36 save situations. The relievers have inherited 68 runners for the year and 32.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 41 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 114 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 22 holds over the course of the season (13th in the league). They have earned 9 saves so far this season and have missed out on 3 of their 12 save chances.

The Rangers have converted 72.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,952 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in MLB. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 984 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 323 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 8th in MLB, and have accumulated 26 double plays.

Gray has taken the ball for 1,153 frames and has accumulated 1,167 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.38 (562 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.303. He has surrendered 1,119 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 384 free passes. Gray (70-65 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.93 while going up against 4,898 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Colorado Rockies have compiled an OBP of .298 and a batting average of .235 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 354 occasions (4th in baseball) and have a total of 284 base hits. Colorado has 28 home runs for the season to go along with 123 runs batted in. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .362 and they score 3.58 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have 55 two-baggers, while getting a free base 99 times as well as scoring 129 runs.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.567 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.65 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 6.70 (228 strikeouts against 135 walks). They are currently ranked 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 343. They have given up 37 dingers and they concede 6.05 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have given up 205 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.63 (191 earned runs allowed).

Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 41.5% out of their 53 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 28 times in high leverage situations and also on 34 occasions with runners on. With 16 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 104 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Colorado has called on relievers to enter the contest in 7 save chances and they have walked away with 4 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 32 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 365 assists, 18 errors and have 916 putouts this year. Out of their 2,748 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (29th in professional baseball).

Gomber (30-30 record in his career) holds a 4.82 earned run average while allowing 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 and he has faced 2,232 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 279 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.376 and having a FIP of 4.7. In his MLB career, Gomber has surrendered 539 base hits while tallying 414 K's in 521 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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