Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-138) Colorado (+118)

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (10-28) will try to beat the Texas Rangers (22-18) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Texas at -138 while Colorado is coming in at +118. The total is set at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jose Urena and Dakota Hudson.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 5.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have accumulated 201 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. The Rangers have tallied 61 doubles as a team and have hit 40 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 191 runs batted in and 352 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .255. Texas has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been rung up 318 times, while taking a walk on 131 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Rangers pitchers have allowed 41 home runs in addition to 174 runs in total (18th in MLB). Texas has yielded 294 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 156 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.98 for the season (17th in the league), and their staff has struck out 345 hitters. They have walked 145 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.08 as a squad for the year.

The Rangers relievers have earned a save percentage of 69.2% and has entered the game in 38 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 base runners on the year and 35.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rangers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 43 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 117 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have notched 23 holds this season (11th in baseball). They have earned 9 saves on the campaign and have not converted 4 of 13 save opportunities.

The Rangers have turned 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,177 innings, which has them sitting 6th in MLB. The Texas Rangers have earned 1,059 putouts for the season, in addition to 339 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them sitting 10th in baseball, and they have turned 27 double plays.

Urena (40-71 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.88 while he has gone up against 3,756 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 892 hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 326 free passes. His earned run average is 4.86 (467 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.408. Urena has taken the mound for 865 innings and has 583 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Colorado has compiled 29 long balls this year as well as 135 RBIs. They have hit 63 two-baggers, while walking 102 times and racking up 142 runs. The Colorado Rockies have compiled a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .241 this year. The Rockies hold a team SLG% of .372 and they earn 3.74 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 373 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have 308 hits.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.545 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a staff so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.70 (249 strikeouts vs 145 walks). They rank 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 368. They have conceded 40 HR's and they relinquish 5.85 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 216 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.42 (200 earned runs yielded).

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.4% of 57 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and on 36 occasions with runners on. With 17 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 109 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 5 saves.

In their 2,991 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (11th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 401 assists, 20 errors and have amassed 997 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Hudson has given up 478 hits while totaling 335 K's in 504 innings pitched. He has allowed 225 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.417 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.41 and he has gone up against 2,171 opposing batters in his MLB career. Hudson (38-26 mark in his career) has a 4.01 earned run average while surrendering 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+118)

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