Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

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Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+175) Seattle (-205)

The Colorado Rockies (5-8) are en route to T-Mobile Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Seattle Mariners (5-8). The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +175 while the Mariners are priced at -205. The total has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers are Ryan Feltner and George Kirby.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .430 and have been called out on strikes 115 times, while drawing a walk on 30 occasions. They have tallied 54 RBI's as well as 121 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .271. The Rockies have tallied 29 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 14 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 58 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .320. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are recording 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 19th in MLB.

They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Rockies pitchers have given up 18 home runs in addition to 75 runs (27th in baseball). Colorado has allowed 116 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 65 earned runs. The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.18 so far this year (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 99 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 48 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 5.04 as a squad for the year.

Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 11 times and also have had 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 3 holds on the season (25th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. They have accumulated 3 saves this season and have missed out on 1 of their 4 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 21 base runners on the season with 47.6% of them ended up scoring. The Rockies have dispatched 38 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Rockies have turned 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,017 innings, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have amassed 339 putouts so far this season, as well as 123 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and have accumulated 15 double plays.

Feltner has taken the hill for 113 frames and is sitting with 100 K's in his career. Feltner (4-11 career record) has a FIP of 5.10 and he has gone up against 507 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 6.27 (79 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.491. He has given up 121 base knocks (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 48 free passes.

Seattle has compiled 13 long balls for the year to go along with 57 runs batted in. They have recorded 31 doubles, while getting a free base 37 times and racking up 59 runs. The Seattle Mariners have tallied an OBP of .301 as well as a team batting average of .236 on the season. The Mariners have a slugging percentage of .389 and they have an average of 4.54 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have been rung up on 119 instances (12th in the league) and have recorded 108 base hits.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.376 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff for the year. They have a ranking of 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 110. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 61 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.85 (51 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (112 strikeouts vs 54 free passes). They have given up 9 homers and they allow 4.61 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

Seattle has called on relievers to enter the game in 7 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves. They sit at 26th in the league with a save percentage of 42.9%, and they have sent 52 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 16 inherited base runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 10 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 7 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in MLB). The Mariners have recorded 117 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 359 putouts this season. In their 1,077 innings played, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (15th in pro baseball).

In his career, Kirby has surrendered 149 base knocks and he has 142 punch outs in 140 innings. He has allowed 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 6.17 and he has gone up against 588 hitters during his pro baseball career. Kirby (8-6 career mark) has a 3.46 earned run average while giving up 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+175)

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