Colorado Rockies vs. New York Yankees 7/20/19, Prediction & Odds

Rockies vs. Yankees Prediction 

The host New York Yankees cruised to a victory last night over the Colorado Rockies. Will it be more of the same when the series resumes this afternoon?

Game Snapshot

929 Colorado Rockies at 930 New York Yankees

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Yankee Stadium at 1:05PM ET

TV: MLB Network

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Public Betting Information

According to oddsmakers, the Yankees are a -250 are a -250 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Rockies are a +230 underdog, while the total is set at 11.5 runs. As of Saturday morning, 78 percent of public bets are being placed on host New York. Check out our MLB Public Betting Page for the latest updates.

Rockies drop fifth straight

Colorado lost by a score of 8-2 Friday night at New York to drop to 46-51 overall and 20-27 on the road. Chris Iannetta helped lead the Rockies offense as he ended the game 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Garrett Hampson was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Ian Desmond went 2-for-4 with a double. Kyle Freeland took the loss as he surrendered five earned runs on six hits over four innings, striking out six and walking three. Antonio Senzatela will start today for Colorado as he enters with an 8-6 record, 5.79 ERA and 1.65 WHIP with 52 strikeouts over 91 2/3 innings.

Yankees dominate series opener

New York rolled to an 8-2 victory at home Friday night over Colorado to improve to 63-33 overall and 37-16 at home. Edwin Encarnacion helped pace the offense as he finished 1-for-5 with a grand slam. Aaron Judge was 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two runs and two RBIs. D.J. LeMahieu finished 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs against his former team. J.A. Happ picked up the win as he allowed two earned runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts and two walks over five innings. Stephen Tarpley earned the save as he allowed one hit with six strikeouts and no walks over three scoreless frames. Masahiro Tanaka will start this afternoon for New York as he comes in with a 6-5 record, 3.81 ERA and 1.15 WHIP with 95 strikeouts over 111 innings.

MLB Betting Trends

Colorado

The Rockies are 1-5 in their last six road games. Colorado is 2-8 in its last 10 games versus a right-handed starter.

New York

The Yankees are 6-0 in the last six Tanaka starts. New York is 55-23 in its last 78 games overall.

Prediction:

Senzatela is a good example as to why win-loss records for pitcher mean exactly nothing. He's been poor all season, home and away, and yet has eight wins among his 14 decisions. Considering he gave up seven earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in his last road start at Arizona, I can't put faith in him today. Tanaka has had an All-Star season and should be able to guide the hosts to a convincing win. 

 

MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES -250