New York Yankees vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 9/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-160) Arizona (+132)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (80-73) will play the New York Yankees (88-64) at Chase Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Yankees at -160 while the Diamondbacks are sitting at +132. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Cam Schlittler and Brandon Pfaadt.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 9th in MLB. They have accumulated 697 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312. The Yankees have accrued 216 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 209 balls out of the park. They have recorded 666 runs batted in as well as 1,185 hits this season, and their team batting average sits at .235. New York has a slugging percentage of .409 and have struck out 1,394 times, while being walked on 543 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 156 home runs and also 561 total runs (1st in MLB). New York has allowed 1,126 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and 483 earned runs. The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.19 for the year (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,363 hitters. They have walked 457 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a squad for the season.

The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 61.1% and have entered the game in 161 save situations. They have compiled 44 saves so far this season and have blown 28 of their 72 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 257 runners over the course of the season and 20.6% of those runners ended up scoring. Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 181 times in addition to having 170 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 502 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relievers have accumulated 86 holds for the year (12th in MLB).

The Yankees have converted 71.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,258 innings, ranking them 5th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have 4,086 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,321 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 117 double plays.

Schlittler has thrown 257 innings and has accounted for 312 K's in his MLB career. Schlittler (18-9 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.21 while he has gone up against 1,026 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.24 (64 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.995. He has surrendered 181 hits (6.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 75 walks.

The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .397 and they earn 4.43 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have recorded 256 doubles, while taking a walk 510 times as well as putting up 678 runs. Arizona has compiled 154 long balls on the season to go along with 647 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,128 occasions (28th in the league) and have recorded 1,251 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a team OBP of .316 and a batting average of .244 this season.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.277 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,285. The Arizona pitching staff have given up 678 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.09 (619 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 7.10 (1,073 strikeouts vs 456 free passes). They have surrendered 171 long balls and they surrender 4.48 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Sitting with 134 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 79 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Arizona has called on relievers to take the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have recorded 37 saves. Arizona relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.8% out of their 198 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 165 times in high leverage situations and also on 138 occasions with runners on. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 68.5%, and they have dispatched 516 relievers to the hill this season.

Out of their 12,267 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (7th in pro baseball). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 131 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (2nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 1,319 assists, 60 errors and have amassed 4,089 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Pfaadt has allowed 606 base hits and he has 510 strikeouts in 578 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 311 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.280 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.81 and he has faced 2,461 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Pfaadt (34-31 career record) has a 4.84 ERA while surrendering 9.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+132)

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