Colorado Rockies vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: Rockies.TV

The New York Yankees (75-53) are hosting the Colorado Rockies (47-81) at Yankee Stadium on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and Will Warren.

As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in baseball. They have racked up 541 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .305. The Rockies have hit 220 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 138 balls out of the stadium. They have 518 runs batted in and 1,053 hits on the year, and their batting average is sitting at .243. Colorado has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 1,252 times, while drawing a walk on 356 occasions.

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The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.54 this season (30th in baseball), and they have struck out 870 hitters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 167 home runs and 746 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 439 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.85 as a team over the course of the season. Colorado has surrendered 1,284 hits (10.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 695 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.53.

The Rockies have sent 382 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 193 base runners so far this year with 34.2% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 29 saves for the year and have missed out on 23 of 52 chances to save the game. The Rockies relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 55.8% and has entered the game in 101 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 48 holds for the season (30th in the league). Rockies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 125 times and also have had 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rockies have transformed 66.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,158 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball. The Colorado Rockies have 3,386 putouts this year, as well as 1,250 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 7th in baseball, and have accumulated 123 double plays.

Gomber has taken the mound for 615 frames and has accumulated 483 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.84 (331 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.361. He has given up 640 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 197 free passes. Gomber (34-36 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.77 and he has gone up against 2,626 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Yankees hold a slugging percentage of .439 and they score 5.11 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have put up 197 doubles, while walking 535 times and scoring 654 runs. New York is sitting with 195 home runs for the year to go along with 632 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,027 occasions (21st in the league) and have accounted for 1,083 hits. The New York Yankees have an OBP of .335 and a batting average of .251 on the season.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a team for the year. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,010. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 529 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.76 (479 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (1,130 strikeouts against 427 free passes). They have given up 144 home runs and they allow 4.15 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

With 115 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 61 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 118 times in high leverage situations and on 145 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.9% out of their 218 inherited base runners. They are ranked 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 409 relievers to the hill for the season.

In 10,326 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in the majors). The New York Yankees have turned 87 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in the majors). The Yankees have 1,027 assists, 69 errors and have a tally of 3,442 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Warren has allowed 19 hits and he has 17 K's in 14 innings pitched. Warren (0-1 career record) holds a 8.87 ERA and has surrendered 12.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 14 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.690 and a FIP of 8.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has faced 67 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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