Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+110) New York (-130)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (3-0) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-2) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Arizona at +110 while New York is sitting at -130. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers are Zac Gallen and Carlos Rodon.

As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are scoring 6.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball. They have notched a total of 27 runs and have an OBP of .398. The Diamondbacks have earned 15 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 5 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 27 RBI's as well as 46 hits this season, and their team batting average comes in at .329. Arizona has a slugging rate of .543 and have struck out 24 times, while being walked on 15 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.31. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 6 home runs in addition to 21 total runs (16th in the league). Arizona has surrendered 32 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 21 earned runs. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team ERA of 5.25 for the year (25th in the league), and their staff has rung up 34 hitters. They have walked 15 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.40 as a unit over the course of the season.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 2 times and also have had 0 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 0 holds so far this season (24th in the league). The Diamondbacks bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 0.0%. They have compiled 0 saves on the season. The relievers have inherited 2 runners on the season with none of those runners earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have sent 13 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Diamondbacks have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 324 innings on the field, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have amassed 108 putouts this year, as well as 41 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .961 which puts them in 29th in baseball, and have accumulated 1 double play.

Gallen has thrown 815 innings and has accounted for 885 strikeouts thus far in his career. Gallen (53-37 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.24 and he has faced 3,329 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.29 (298 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.135. He has surrendered 667 base hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) with 258 walks.

New York has accumulated 15 long balls for the season and 35 runs batted in. They have recorded 3 two-baggers, while walking 16 times and putting up 36 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded a team OBP of .427 and a batting average of .333 for the season. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .804 and they score 12.00 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have struck out on 21 occasions (30th in baseball) and have a total of 34 base knocks.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.259 in addition to having a FIP of 3.05 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 10.70 (32 strikeouts vs 8 walks). They have a ranking of 7th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 26. They have yielded 3 HR's and they relinquish 4.67 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have given up 14 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.33 (10 earned runs conceded).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 1 save opportunity and they have tallied 1 save. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 11 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 2 times in high leverage situations and also on 3 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of 4 inherited base runners. With 4 save situations, the Yankees have earned 3 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

In 243 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.0% (30th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 0 double plays and have a fielding rate of .954 (30th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 23 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 81 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Rodon has surrendered 953 hits while totaling 1,206 strikeouts in 1,086 innings pitched. He has given up 465 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.249 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.99 and he has gone up against 4,589 hitters so far in his career. Rodon (75-63 record in his career) holds a 3.85 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+110)

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