Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, September 22, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (76-76) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (81-72) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Brandon Pfaadt and Carlos Rodon.

Arizona has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,190 times, while drawing a walk on 505 occasions. They have recorded 674 RBI's in addition to 1,304 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .253. The Diamondbacks have tallied 265 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 162 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 713 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .324. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in MLB.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 187 home runs and also 729 runs in total (20th in MLB). Arizona has allowed 1,305 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 685 earned runs. The Diamondbacks hold a team earned run average of 4.54 on the season (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,266 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 503 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.40 as a team for the season.

Diamondbacks pitchers have come into the game with runners on 157 times and also have had 151 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 73 holds for the year (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 63.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 143 save situations. They have compiled 43 saves so far this year and have blown 25 out of their 68 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 223 runners for the season and 30.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 516 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 12,216 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 4,072 putouts this season, as well as 1,328 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and they have twisted 130 double plays.

Pfaadt has taken the hill for 86 frames and has tallied 78 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.86 (56 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.419. He has allowed 96 hits (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 26 free passes. Pfaadt (2-8 career record) holds a FIP of 5.48 and he has faced 376 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

New York has hit 209 long balls for the season as well as 611 RBIs. They have put up 198 doubles, while walking 525 times as well as recording 634 runs. The New York Yankees have tallied an OBP of .303 and a batting average of .225 on the year. The Yankees have a team SLG% of .396 and they are scoring 4.17 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,329 occasions (15th in the league) and have accounted for 1,122 hits.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.239 with a FIP of 4.27 as a team over the course of the season. They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,192. The New York pitching staff have allowed 658 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.99 (600 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (1,362 strikeouts against 484 free passes). They have surrendered 185 dingers and they concede 4.38 runs per 9 innings (9th in baseball).

Sitting with 141 save situations, the Yankees have earned 81 holds and also 19 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 59 save chances and they have earned 40 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 174 times in high leverage situations in addition to 164 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.2% out of 235 inherited runners. They rank 8th in the league with a save rate of 67.8%, and they have dispatched 479 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The New York Yankees have turned 107 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,337 assists, 88 errors and have notched a total of 4,058 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,174 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (4th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Rodon has allowed 785 base knocks while he has tallied 1,007 strikeouts in 905 innings pitched. He has conceded 377 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.247 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 3,821 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Rodon (59-52 career mark) holds a 3.75 ERA while giving up 7.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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