New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, July 14, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-200) Colorado (+165)

The Colorado Rockies (34-57) will go up against the New York Yankees (49-42) at Coors Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -200 while Colorado is sitting at +165. The total comes in at 10.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Carlos Rodon and Austin Gomber.

The Yankees have hit 125 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 129 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .410 and have struck out 732 times, while being walked on 279 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.4 runs per game, which is 19th in the league. They have tallied 384 RBI's as well as 690 hits so far this year, and their batting average is at .231. They have a total of 400 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .300.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have allowed 99 home runs in addition to 380 runs in total (9th in baseball). New York has given up 715 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 343 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.80 for the season (7th in MLB), and they have rung up 783 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 298 opposing players and their FIP is 4.22 as a team so far this year.

The Yankees bullpen have earned a save rate of 68.4% and has entered the game in 87 save situations. The relievers have inherited 161 base runners this year and 37.3% of those players crossed home plate. Yankees relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 110 times in addition to having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 293 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have accumulated 48 holds so far this year (15th in baseball). They have earned 26 saves on the year and have missed out on 12 out of their 38 chances to save the game.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 2,436 putouts for the season, in addition to 810 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 24th in pro baseball, and have a total of 64 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.5% of balls in play into outs out of 7,308 innings, which ranks them 5th in professional baseball.

Rodon has thrown 852 frames and is sitting with 949 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.60 (341 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.238. He has allowed 735 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 321 free passes. Rodon (56-47 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 while he has faced 3,589 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging % of .401 and they score 4.32 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have put up 180 doubles, while taking a walk 251 times as well as recording 393 runs. Colorado has accumulated 81 home runs so far this season and 377 runs batted in. They have struck out on 820 occasions (7th in MLB) and have earned a total of 784 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .255 on the season.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.551 with a FIP of 5.29 as a pitching staff for the season. They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 882. The Colorado pitching staff have relinquished 540 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.72 (502 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.40 (648 strikeouts against 342 walks). They have allowed 135 long balls and they concede 6.16 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 143 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 84 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 25 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They rank 15th in the league holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 294 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 32 save opportunities and they have earned 20 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 861 assists, 49 errors and have amassed 2,369 putouts so far this year. In their 7,107 innings played, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gomber has given up 445 base knocks and he has 363 strikeouts in 434 frames. Gomber (28-26 record in his career) has a 5.02 ERA while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 242 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.376 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.39 and he has gone up against 1,866 opposing batters during his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+165)

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