New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/1/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

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

Angel Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Angels (52-85) will take on the New York Yankees (78-59) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Yankees at -145 while the Angels are priced at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Mitch Farris.

New York has a slugging % of .409 and have been called out on strikes 1,255 times, while drawing a walk on 497 occasions. They have accounted for 594 RBI's and 1,051 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .232. The Yankees have accrued 199 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 189 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 622 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the New York Yankees are earning 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 12th in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.94 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.17. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 135 long balls and also 505 runs (1st in baseball). New York has allowed 1,022 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 437 earned runs. The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.21 on the year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,225 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 416 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.66 as a squad for the year.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 163 times and also have had 159 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 77 holds this year (11th in the league). The Yankees relievers have a save rate of 60.6% and have entered the game in 145 save situations. They have 40 saves for the year and have blown 26 of their 66 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 235 base runners this year and 20.4% of them ended up scoring. The Yankees have dispatched 457 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 3,674 putouts this season, in addition to 1,193 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 20th in baseball, and they have turned 107 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 11,022 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball.

Cole (160-87 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.13 while he has faced 8,263 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,712 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 521 walks. His earned run average is 3.18 (725 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.088. Cole has taken the hill for 2,052 frames and has earned 2,356 punch outs during his MLB career.

Los Angeles has accounted for 133 home runs for the season and 532 RBIs. They have put up 205 doubles, while taking a walk 428 times as well as scoring 555 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have a team on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .234 so far this season. The Angels have a SLG% of .371 and they average 4.05 runs per outing (27th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,291 occasions (3rd in MLB) and are sitting with 1,069 hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.348 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,067. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 637 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.28 (575 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (1,221 strikeouts vs 564 bases on balls). They have given up 143 dingers and they relinquish 4.74 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

They rank 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 45.7%, and they have dispatched 442 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 149 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 126 save situations, the Angels have recorded 77 holds and also 25 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 46 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 39.4% out of their 216 inherited runners.

In their 10,890 innings on the field, the Angels have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (13th in the majors). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in the majors). The Angels have recorded 1,144 assists, 79 errors and have 3,630 putouts during this campaign.

In his career, Farris has allowed 75 hits while tallying 75 strikeouts in 72 innings pitched. He has surrendered 41 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.524 and a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and he has gone up against 317 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Farris (2-6 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 5.11 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-145)

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