Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (36-37) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Saturday where they will take on the Colorado Rockies (26-48). The expected starting pitchers will be Mitchell Parker and Cal Quantrill.

The Nationals have hit 109 two-baggers as a team and have hit 59 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging % of .359 and have struck out 570 times, while taking a walk on 216 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 23rd in baseball. They have amassed 274 runs batted in and 557 hits on the season, and their team batting average is .234. They have a total of 292 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .304.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 60 home runs and 304 runs in total (12th in the league). Washington has surrendered 619 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 274 earned runs. The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 3.81 this season (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 578 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 205 opposing players and their FIP is 3.61 as a squad so far this year.

The Nationals have dispatched 249 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 93 runners this season and 37.6% of those runners ended up scoring. They have tallied 21 saves this season and have blown 8 out of their 29 chances to save the game. The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 72.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 80 save situations. The bullpen have earned 51 holds for the season (5th in the league). Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 65 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 1,940 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 665 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them sitting 14th in the majors, and have earned 71 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.4% of balls in play into outs in their 5,820 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in the majors.

Parker (5-3 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.03 and he has gone up against 274 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 58 hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 15 free passes. His earned run average is 3.08 (23 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.086. Parker has taken the hill for 67 innings and has tallied 50 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Colorado has hit 66 home runs on the year as well as 302 RBIs. They have 141 doubles, while taking a walk 205 times as well as scoring 319 runs. The Colorado Rockies have tallied an OBP of .309 as well as a batting average of .250 for the season. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .395 and they are recording 4.31 runs per game (16th in the league). They have been rung up on 686 instances (5th in MLB) and have earned a total of 631 base hits.

The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 435 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 5.61 (407 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 86 homers and they allow 6.00 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.547 and have a FIP of 4.73 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.70 (488 strikeouts against 272 walks). They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 738.

With 54 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 29 holds and 10 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 25 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 75 occasions with runners on base. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.4% out of their 118 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 19th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 220 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 5,877 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have gotten 77 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in baseball). The Rockies have 739 assists, 34 errors and have amassed 1,959 putouts on the campaign.

Quantrill (41-28 mark in his career) has earned a 3.79 ERA while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.45 and he has faced 2,759 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 275 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.269 and having a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Quantrill has given up 631 base hits while he has totaled 486 strikeouts in 654 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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