Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs. New York Mets

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Place: Citi Field in Queens, New York

TV: Rockies.TV

The Colorado Rockies (33-60) travel to Citi Field on Friday, where they will try to defeat the New York Mets (46-45). The men taking the mound are Tanner Gordon and Sean Manaea.

As a team, the Rockies have hit 163 doubles and 91 baseballs out of the park. Colorado is hitting .393 and has been thrown out on strikes 877 times, while allowing 258 walks. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are allowing 4.1 runs per game, which ranks 21st in baseball. They have 367 RBIs and 772 hits for the year, while batting .245. They have scored 385 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.55 this season (30th in the league) and have struck out 613 batters. Rockies pitchers have allowed 111 home runs to go along with 545 total runs (30th in baseball). They have walked 328 opposing batters and their FIP so far this season is 4.75 as a team. Colorado has allowed 939 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 508 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54.

The Rockies relievers have a save rate of 50.0% and have entered the game in 72 save situations. The relievers have inherited 150 baserunners for the season and 39.3% of those players have crossed the plate. The Rockies relievers have taken the mound 95 times with opponents on base and have had 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 273 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen has collected 34 holds this year (30th in the league). They have earned 19 saves for the season and have not converted on 19 of their 38 save opportunities.

The Rockies have converted 66.8 percent of balls in play into outs in their 7,416 innings on the field, which ranks 30th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have 2,472 putouts at this point in the season, along with 943 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987, which ranks 5th in professional baseball, and they have turned 94 double plays.

Gordon has pitched 6 innings and has struck out 4 batters so far in his professional baseball career. His earned run average is 7.38 (5 ERs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.311. He has allowed 8 hits (11.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 0 free passes. Gordon (0-1 career mark) has a FIP of 7.27 while facing 26 batters during his time in the major leagues.

New York has registered 114 home runs for the season, along with 422 runs batted in. They have 168 doubles, while taking 286 walks and scoring 439 runs. The New York Mets have a team on-base percentage of .320 and a batting average of .249 this season. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .417 and are scoring 4.82 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have been scored on 729 times (23rd in MLB) and have 782 total hits.

New York’s pitching staff has given up 435 runs on the campaign with a 4.23 ERA (384 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 92 HRs and are giving up 4.79 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.312 and have a 4.21 FIP as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio stands at 8.60 (781 strikeouts against 350 bases on balls). They rank 9th in the MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 722.

New York has sent relief pitchers into the game in 39 save opportunities and has come away with 23 saves. They currently rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 59.0% and have sent 300 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 112 times in high leverage situations and 101 times with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited scoring rate of 36.6% from the 131 inherited runners on. In 101 save situations, the Mets have tallied 62 holds to go along with 16 blown saves.

In their 7,356 innings played, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in MLB). The New York Mets have committed 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in baseball). The Mets have 803 assists, 62 errors, and have earned 2,452 putouts on the season.

Manaea (70-59 career win-loss record) owns a 4.05 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.25 and he has faced 4,568 opponents in his MLB career. He has allowed 491 earned runs while sporting a WHIP of 1.225 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Manaea has allowed 1,026 hits while tallying 1,012 punchouts in 1,091 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn’s Pick: Choose Colorado

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