Sacramento Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-150) Colorado (+125)

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (1-5) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (2-5) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at -150 and Colorado is opening at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Joey Estes and Bradley Blalock.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 3.3 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in the league. They have 23 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .283. The Athletics have recorded 6 doubles as a team and have hit 11 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 23 runs batted in in addition to 51 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .219. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .386 and have been called out on strikes 50 times, while drawing a walk on 20 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.81 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.59. Athletics pitchers have allowed 11 home runs and 43 runs in total (28th in the league). Sacramento has given up 61 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 37 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 5.46 this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 65 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 36 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.08 as a squad on the campaign.

Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 9 times and also have had 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 3 holds for the year (22nd in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 33.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 6 save situations. They have 1 save so far this season and have blown 2 of their 3 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 13 runners this season and 38.5% of them ended up scoring. The Athletics have sent 24 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Athletics have converted 67.3% of balls in play into outs in their 549 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in baseball. The New York Yankees have 183 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 44 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding rate is at .974 which puts them in 29th in baseball, and they have turned 3 double plays.

Estes has taken the mound for 141 innings and is sitting with 101 K's in his career. Estes (7-11 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.34 while he has faced 614 opposing batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.42 (85 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.303. He has surrendered 151 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 33 free passes.

Colorado has recorded 3 home runs on the campaign as well as 11 runs batted in. They have put up 7 doubles, while getting a free base 11 times and racking up 11 runs. The Colorado Rockies have earned an on-base percentage of .258 and a batting average of .203 for the season. The Rockies have a team slugging % of .294 and they have an average of 1.83 runs per outing (30th in baseball). They have been rung up on 68 instances (5th in MLB) and have 40 base hits.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.592 with a FIP of 4.06 as a unit on the year. They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 62. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 24 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.04 (22 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 6.40 (35 strikeouts against 16 free passes). They have conceded 6 dingers and they concede 4.41 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

With 7 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 4 holds and 2 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to take the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have converted 1 save. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 11 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of 20 inherited base runners. They are ranked 24th in the league with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 19 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 5 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (24th in the majors). The Rockies have recorded 58 assists, 4 errors and have a tally of 147 putouts this season. In 441 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 63.5% (30th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Blalock has surrendered 38 hits while tallying 21 punch outs in 31 innings. Blalock (1-3 career mark) is the owner of a 6.35 ERA and has allowed 11.0 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 22 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.859 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.05 and he has faced 152 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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