Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The Colorado Rockies (45-73) host the Arizona Diamondbacks (59-59) at Coors Field on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Slade Cecconi and Ty Blach.

Arizona owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 913 times, while taking a walk on 386 occasions. They have accrued 519 RBI's as well as 1,009 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .253. The Diamondbacks have compiled 212 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 131 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 549 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 4.7 runs per outing, which has them at 12th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.52 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 145 long balls in addition to 571 total runs (21st in baseball). Arizona has conceded 1,017 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 537 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 4.64 for the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 971 batters. They have walked 386 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a unit on the season.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 105 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 174 runners so far this year with 29.3% of those players ended up scoring. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 117 times and also have had 114 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 386 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have recorded 54 holds on the year (24th in baseball). They have accumulated 30 saves this year and have blown 20 out of their 50 chances to save the game.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,381 innings, which ranks them 15th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accumulated 3,127 putouts this season, as well as 1,013 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which ranks 1st in MLB, and have earned 99 double plays.

Cecconi has pitched in 6 innings and has tallied 3 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.84 (2 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.947. He has given up 5 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 1 walks. Cecconi (0-0 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.27 and he has gone up against 25 batters in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .307 as well as a team batting average of .247 on the season. They have struck out on 1,114 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have earned a total of 984 base hits. Colorado has accounted for 116 HRs so far this season as well as 476 RBIs. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .397 and they tally 4.23 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have recorded 221 two-baggers, while walking 317 times as well as recording 499 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 679 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 5.50 (629 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 169 home runs and they give up 5.93 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.516 and have a FIP of 5.19 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.20 (824 strikeouts against 428 walks). They sit at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,134.

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 42 save chances and they have recorded 24 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 389 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 99 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.6% of 182 inherited base runners. With 83 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 39 holds and also 18 blown saves.

In 9,273 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (29th in the majors). The Colorado Rockies have turned 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Rockies have 1,111 assists, 64 errors and have a tally of 3,091 putouts for the year.

Blach (18-23 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.03 ERA while allowing 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.79 and he has faced 1,737 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 225 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.440 and a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Blach has surrendered 457 base hits while totaling 220 K's in 402 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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