MLB matchup analysis

Rockies vs Yankees Prediction, Odds and Model Pick

Thursday, September 10, 2026 at Yankee Stadium · 7:05 PM ET

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Leo prediction: New York Yankees moneyline

Lab Rating
7.3/10
Model lean
Yankees 73.6%
Market probability
71.5%
Model edge
+2.1%
Best moneyline
-278
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Leo model
73.6%
Market
71.5%

The case for New York Yankees

Starting pitcher edge: 36 points
Leo gives Max Fried a 36-point edge over Ryan Feltner, driven mainly by WHIP (0.99 vs 1.56) and ERA (2.73 vs 5.94).
Late-inning bullpen advantage
Colorado Rockies relievers have a 7.64 ERA over the last 7 days; New York Yankees relievers have a 1.98. If this is still close after six innings, that gap favors New York Yankees.
Bats are hot: +0.008 wOBA
New York Yankees is outhitting its own season form over the last 15 days. Recent form is context, not a model input, but it points the same way here.

The case for Colorado Rockies

The case is thin
The model finds little going Colorado Rockies's way — it trails on the pitching plan, bullpen, and recent form. The main path to a Colorado Rockies win is variance.

Why the setup score is what it is

Conviction: 9.3/10
Leo's win probability for New York Yankees (73.6%) is well clear of a coin flip -- this is a real, stated lean, not a guess.
Pitching plan: 38.67/40
Max Fried rates 79 on Leo's pitcher score, judged on its own merits (50-80 is the credited range). That is a strong start on its own, and it earns most or all of the available credit here.
Offense: 24.77/50
New York Yankees's recent form does not clearly outpace Colorado Rockies's.

Why the price is what it is

Team strength: 60.7%
Before any pitcher or bullpen adjustment, Leo's team-strength model alone makes New York Yankees 60.7% to win. Everything below moves the price from this starting point.
Pitcher score gap: 36 points
The pitcher-score gap favors New York Yankees by 36 points. This is the biggest single mover of the price -- a large gap moves it a lot, a small gap barely moves it.
Bullpen adjustment: +0.108
The bullpen-fatigue gap between the two pens nudges the price toward New York Yankees. This moves the price less than the starting pitchers do, since a starter covers more of the game than the bullpen.
Net effect: 60.7% -> 73.6%
Team strength alone had New York Yankees at 60.7%. After the pitcher and bullpen terms, the price is 73.6% -- the same number shown as Model Lean above.
The verdict Worth monitoring, nothing more. The setup has pieces but does not add up to a bet at today's price.
Read the full model output

New York Yankees remains on the watchlist. Lab Rating 7.3/10: conviction 9.3, pitching plan 38.67, offense 24.77. Leo projects 73.6% against a 71.5% no-vig market number, a 2.1% model edge at -278. New York Yankees owns the starting pitcher edge by 36 points. Bullpen read: Supports Leo side. New York Yankees's pen efficiency: Effective (7.0/10). Lineup check: New York Yankees is near its season form (+0.015 OPS); Colorado Rockies is near its season form (+0.008 OPS).

Final result

Rockies 3, Yankees 10

How the analysis held up

New York Yankees won, the side Leo's model favored.

Max Fried (New York Yankees), the starter Leo's pitcher score favored, actually outpitched Ryan Feltner: 3.1 IP, 1 ER (2.70 ERA) against 5.0 IP, 4 ER (7.20 ERA). The edge held up.

The Colorado Rockies bullpen was flagged as elevated risk pregame (Tired). In relief it actually allowed 6 earned runs over 3.0 innings (18.00 ERA) — the risk read showed up.

The New York Yankees bullpen was not flagged pregame, but it had a night worth noting: 1 earned run allowed over 5.2 relief innings (1.59 ERA) — quietly better than the pregame read implied. Note: 1 of the runs charged to the New York Yankees pitching staff overall was unearned — not something the bullpen's stuff should be blamed for.

New York Yankees scored 10, 4.3 more than the 5.7 pregame projection.

Game information

MatchupColorado Rockies at New York Yankees
DateThursday, September 10, 2026
First pitch7:05 PM ET
VenueYankee Stadium
Starting pitchersRyan Feltner vs Max Fried
WeatherGame-time forecast: 81°F, 0% precipitation chance, 6 mph wind from W.

Starting pitcher matchup

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Ryan FeltnerRockies · RHP
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Max FriedYankees · LHP
MetricRockiesYankees
Pitching planTraditional starterTraditional starter
Expected innings55⅔
ThrowsRL
Leo pitcher score (higher is better)4379
ERA (lower is better)5.942.73
WHIP (lower is better)1.560.99
K/9 (higher is better)6.78.5
K-BB% (higher is better)6.6%16.5%
K% (higher is better)16.5%24.6%
BB% (lower is better)9.9%8.1%
BB/9 (lower is better)4.02.8
HR/9 (lower is better)1.60.4
Ground-ball rate49.8%50.5%
Fly-ball rate50.2%49.5%

Pitcher edge: Leo gives Max Fried a 36-point edge over Ryan Feltner, driven mainly by WHIP (0.99 vs 1.56) and ERA (2.73 vs 5.94).

How to read this: the scorecards above name the starters; every number lives in this table.

Strikeout Projections Full strikeout projections →

Ryan Feltner strikeouts
3.5 Leo projected Ks
Official pick: UNDER 4.5K · -0.9K difference
Market 4.5K · O +109 / U -128 · 6 books
Max Fried strikeouts
5.7 Leo projected Ks
No K play · +0.2K difference is below Leo's 0.7K threshold
Market 5.5K · O +102 / U -115 · 6 books

Same data source as the Pitcher Matchup Tool, where every starter on the slate is compared side by side.

Rockies are 3-7 in their last 10 and averaging 4.6 runs per game over the last 15 days; Yankees are 7-3 in their last 10 and averaging 5.1 runs per game over the last 15 days. On the season Yankees carry the better run differential per game (+0.90 against -1.05).

MetricRockiesYankees
Last 103-77-3
Last 10 by venue (away team on the road, home team at home)2-8 on the road7-3 at home
OPS, last 15 days0.7460.735
wOBA, last 15 days (hot/cold read)0.3290.325
Runs per game, last 15 days4.65.1
K% last 15 days (lower is better)24.8%23.8%

Last 15 days only. Hot and cold streaks for all 30 teams live on the Stats page.

30-day offense

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Last 30 daysRockiesYankees
OPS0.709 (-0.028 vs szn)0.725
Runs per game4.37 (-0.328 vs szn)4.86 (+0.289 vs szn)
wOBA (model offense input)0.314 (-0.011 vs szn)0.321
K% (lower is better)24.7% (+1.7% vs szn)24.9%

Over the last 30 days the Yankees have been the better offense, 0.321 wOBA to 0.314. Yankees are striking out at 24.9% over the window — something the opposing starter can lean on.

Season profile

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MetricRockiesYankees
Record55-9083-62
Run differential / game (team quality)-1.05+0.90
Runs scored / game (offense, season)4.704.57
Runs allowed / game (defense, season, lower better)5.753.67
Season OPS0.7380.720
K% season (lower is better)23.0%24.6%
OPS vs opposing hand (season)0.7010.710

Season-long team quality, not recent form. Run differential and run environment come from the season standings; splits for all 30 teams live on the Stats page, including the run environment table.

Every team on today's slate, on any two axes you pick. Rockies and Yankees are highlighted.

Rockies
Combined risk
7.0 Tired
Fatigue
5.7 Normal
Efficiency
2.5 Struggling
Yankees
Combined risk
3.4 Fresh
Fatigue
4.4 Normal
Efficiency
7.0 Effective

Risk is what the model actually uses: fatigue blended with how well the pen has pitched. High fatigue with high efficiency is a tired pen that is still getting outs.

MetricRockiesYankees
Fatigue5.7/10, Normal4.4/10, Normal
Efficiency2.5/10, Struggling7.0/10, Effective
Combined risk7.0/10, Tired3.4/10, Fresh
Relief innings, last 7 days17.713.7
Back-to-back arms54
7-day ERA7.641.98
7-day WHIP1.580.88

Fatigue measures workload. Efficiency measures recent run prevention. Combined risk is what the moneyline and totals systems use.

Run total projection

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Leo projection
8.2
Market total
8.5
Projected away runs
2.5
Projected home runs
5.7
Over price
+100
Under price
-113
Colorado Rockies team total
2.5 projected
Line 2.5 · O -140 / U +115
No team-total lean
New York Yankees team total
5.7 projected
Line 5.5 · O +115 / U -140
No team-total lean

The model and market are close. Team totals remain research-only until their graded sample is established.

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