New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-140) Colorado (+120)

The Colorado Rockies (34-57) welcome the New York Yankees (49-42) at Coors Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has New York at -140 while Colorado is priced at +120. The total is set at 11.5. The starting pitchers will be Clarke Schmidt and Chase Anderson.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are recording 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 19th in the league. They have a total of 400 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .300. The Yankees have tallied 125 doubles as a team and have knocked 129 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 384 runs batted in and 690 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is at .231. New York has a slugging rate of .410 and have been rung up 732 times, while being walked on 279 occasions.

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

The Yankees relievers have recorded a save percentage of 68.4% and has come into the game in 87 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 161 runners for the season with 37.3% of those runners crossed home plate. Yankees relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 110 times and also have had 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 293 relievers to the hill this season. The relievers have racked up 48 holds over the course of the season (15th in baseball). They have recorded 26 saves this year and have blown 12 of their 38 chances to get a save.

The Yankees have converted 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,308 innings, ranking them 5th in baseball. The New York Yankees have 2,436 putouts this year, as well as 810 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which ranks 24th in professional baseball, and have a total of 64 double plays.

Schmidt has taken the ball for 158 innings and has 156 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.09 (72 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.383. He has allowed 160 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 59 walks. Schmidt (9-12 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.09 while he has faced 691 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging % of .401 and they score 4.32 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have recorded 180 two-baggers, while taking a walk 251 times and scoring 393 runs. Colorado has compiled 81 long balls on the season as well as 377 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 820 occasions (7th in baseball) and have notched a total of 784 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .255 this season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.551 in addition to having a FIP of 5.29 as a squad on the year. They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 882. The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 540 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.72 (502 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.40 (648 strikeouts against 342 free passes). They have surrendered 135 homers and they relinquish 6.16 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

With 59 save situations, the Rockies have 25 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have recorded 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 84 occasions with base runners. Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.3% out of their 143 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 294 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 7,107 innings played, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in baseball). The Colorado Rockies have turned 96 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in MLB). The Rockies have racked up 861 assists, 49 errors and have amassed 2,369 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Anderson has allowed 973 hits while accumulating 854 strikeouts in 1,012 frames. He has given up 493 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.300 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 2.49 and he has faced 4,272 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Anderson (58-54 record in his career) has earned a 4.38 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-140)

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