New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, July 16, 2023

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain

The New York Yankees (49-42) are en route to Coors Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (34-57). The expected starting pitchers will be Gerrit Cole and Chase Anderson.

The Yankees have compiled 125 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 129 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .410 and have been called out on strikes 732 times, while taking a walk on 279 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in the league. They have 384 runs batted in as well as 690 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .231. They have accounted for 400 runs while holding a team OBP of .300.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.80 on the season (7th in the league), and their staff has rung up 783 batters. Yankees pitchers have conceded 99 home runs in addition to 380 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 298 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a squad on the year. New York has conceded 715 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 343 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.25.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 110 times and also have had 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 48 holds for the year (15th in the league). The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 68.4% and stepped onto the hill in 87 save situations. They have compiled 26 saves for the season and have missed out on 12 out of their 38 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 161 runners for the year and 37.3% of them earned a run for their team. The Yankees have sent 293 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Yankees have transformed 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,308 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,436 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 810 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball, and have a total of 64 double plays.

Cole has thrown 1,767 innings and has racked up 2,053 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.21 (630 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.101. He has allowed 1,489 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) with 457 walks. Cole (139-73 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.15 and he has gone up against 7,126 batters in the majors.

The Rockies have a team slugging % of .401 and they are scoring 4.32 runs per game (20th in the league). They have hit 180 doubles, while getting a free base 251 times as well as scoring 393 runs. Colorado has recorded 81 home runs this year and 377 RBIs. They have been rung up on 820 occasions (7th in MLB) and have recorded 784 hits. The Colorado Rockies have recorded an OBP of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .255 for the year.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 540 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.72 (502 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 135 homers and they concede 6.16 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.551 and have a FIP of 5.29 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.40 (648 strikeouts vs 342 walks). They have a ranking of 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 882.

With 59 save situations, the Rockies have 25 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Colorado has had relievers enter the game in 32 save chances and they have come away with 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 67 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.3% of 143 inherited base runners. They rank 15th in baseball holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 294 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 96 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Rockies have accrued 861 assists, 49 errors and have earned a total of 2,369 putouts during this campaign. In 7,107 innings on the diamond, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.1% (29th in MLB).

Anderson (58-54 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.38 ERA and has allowed 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and he has gone up against 4,272 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 493 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and having a FIP of 4.8. During his pro baseball career, Anderson has given up 973 base hits while totaling 854 punch outs in 1,012 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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