Diamondbacks vs Yankees Prediction - MLB Picks 9/24/23

New York Yankees (78-76) vs Arizona Diamondbacks (81-73)

Game Info: Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 1:35 pm (Yankee Stadium)

Carlos Rodon (3-6) (5.90) vs Zac Gallen (16-8) (3.60)

Betting Odds: New York Yankees -102 / Arizona Diamondbacks -118 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Arizona Diamondbacks will play the New York Yankees in Game 2 of their series on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in New York. New York won the first game in this series by a score of 7-1 on Friday, but Game 2 was postponed due to weather on Saturday. 

Diamondbacks Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 81-73 this season and they have won five of their last six games. Prior to losing the first game in this series, Arizona won two games against San Francisco and all three games against the Cubs. The Diamondbacks have scored 6+ runs in five of their last six games. The Arizona pitching staff has a 4.55 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average this season. The Diamondbacks offense has scored 714 runs with a .253 batting average and a .323 on base percentage. Corbin Carroll is batting .284 with 25 home runs and 73 RBI’s for the Diamondbacks. The projected starting pitcher for Arizona is Zac Gallen, who is 16-8 with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP over 197.2 innings pitched this year. 

Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees are 78-76 this season and they have won five of their last eight games. New York came into this series after losing two out of three games to Blue Jays. The Yankees are 41-38 at home this year, but they have lost five of their last eight games at Yankee Stadium. The New York pitching staff has a 3.96 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 646 runs with a .226 batting average and a .304 on base percentage this year. Gleyber Torres is batting .271 with 25 home runs and 66 RBI’s for the Yankees. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Carlos Rodon, who is 3-6 with a 5.90 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 58 innings pitched this season.

New York Yankees Team Facts

  • The Yankees have lost seven of their last eight day games following a win.
  • The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games against National League opponents following a win.
  • The Yankees have led after 7 innings in four of their last six games as home underdogs against National League opponents.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Yankees' last four home games against National League opponents.

Arizona Diamondbacks Team Facts

  • The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last eight road games against American League opponents.
  • The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight day games against American League opponents.
  • The Diamondbacks have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five road games against AL East opponents.
  • The Diamondbacks have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road favorites.
  • The Diamondbacks have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three road games.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

  • DJ LeMahieu has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five home appearances against the Diamondbacks.
  • Aaron Judge has hit a home run in each of his three previous appearances in day games against NL West teams that held a winning record.
  • DJ LeMahieu has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog against the Diamondbacks.
  • Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in eight of the Yankees' last nine games against NL West opponents at Yankee Stadium.
  • DJ LeMahieu has recorded two or more hits in each of his last five appearances against the Diamondbacks.

Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts

  • Christian Walker has hit a home run in three of the Diamondbacks' last four games as favorites against AL East opponents.
  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded an RBI in four of the Diamondbacks' last five games as favorites against AL opponents.
  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Diamondbacks' last five day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
  • Christian Walker has scored a run in each of the Diamondbacks' last four games as favorites against AL opponents.
  • Christian Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks' last nine games as favorites against AL opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The New York Yankees rank 29th in the league for batting average this season (.226).
  • The New York Yankees rank 3rd in the league for opponent batting average this season (.233).
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 4th in the league for strikeouts against this season (1196).
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks rank 24th in the league for strikeouts this season (1276).

Pick

Arizona comes into this game playing well over the last week, but they are only 38-38 on the road this year. The Yankees have played better over the last six weeks and they are starting Carlos Rodon, who has allowed 3, 1, and 7 earned runs over his last three starts. The Diamondbacks are starting Zac Gallen, who has allowed 4+ earned runs in four of his last five starts. Gallen has not been good in recent starts, so I am taking the Yankees in this matchup. 

David’s Pick Yankees ML

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