Colorado Rockies vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+125) New York (-145)

The New York Yankees (81-62) will go up against the Colorado Rockies (55-88) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Rockies at +125 and the Yankees are sitting at -145. The total is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Tomoyuki Sugano and Will Warren.

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The Rockies have tallied 257 doubles as a team and have hit 158 baseballs out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 1,246 times, while being walked on 456 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball. They have accrued 651 runs batted in and 1,235 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .254. They have a total of 679 runs scored while having a team OBP of .324.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. Rockies pitchers have given up 192 long balls and 819 total runs (29th in baseball). Colorado has surrendered 1,441 hits (10.3 per 9 innings) and 765 earned runs. The Rockies have an earned run average of 5.47 this season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 978 batters. They have walked 471 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.78 as a team so far this season.

Rockies pitchers have entered the game with runners on 147 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 59 holds for the season (28th in the league). The Rockies relievers have earned a save percentage of 58.2% and have come into the game in 117 save situations. They have recorded 32 saves on the year and have blown 23 out of their 55 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 224 runners so far this season with 30.4% of those players crossing home plate. The Rockies have sent 444 relievers to the hill this season.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,776 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,206 assists and 91 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 29th in the majors, and have 115 double plays. The Rockies have converted 66.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,328 innings, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.

Sugano (22-18 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.83 and he has faced 1,241 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 321 base knocks (10.0 hits per nine innings) with 66 free passes. His earned run average is 4.90 (157 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.343. Sugano has taken the mound for 288 innings and has racked up 185 punch outs during his career.

The New York Yankees have recorded a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .234 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,319 occasions (5th in the league) and are sitting with 1,104 base hits. New York has accumulated 193 home runs for the year as well as 616 runs batted in. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .406 and they have an average of 4.52 runs per game (11th in baseball). They have recorded 204 two-baggers, while taking a walk 516 times as well as putting up 646 runs.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.167 and have a FIP of 3.69 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.00 (1,277 strikeouts against 430 bases on balls). They sit at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,062. They have conceded 143 HR's and they yield 3.73 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The New York pitching staff have given up 529 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 3.23 (458 earned runs relinquished).

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 20.1% out of 239 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 163 times in high leverage situations and on 168 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 149 save situations, the Yankees have 80 holds in addition to 27 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 59.7%, and they have sent 473 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.

Out of their 11,502 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (7th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 108 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in baseball). The Yankees have racked up 1,239 assists, 83 errors and have a total of 3,834 putouts so far this season.

Thus far in his career, Warren has conceded 332 base hits while he has tallied 333 strikeouts in 321 innings pitched. Warren (18-17 mark in his career) has a 4.74 earned run average and has allowed 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 169 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.414 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has gone up against 1,415 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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