Rockies vs Yankees Prediction, September 10, 2026 | New York Yankees -1
Ryan Feltner vs Max Fried at Yankee Stadium
Published September 10, 2026 · MLB Prediction Data Lab
The published play is New York Yankees -1 at -230 for 1.5 units. The numbers below are 2026 season rates from MLB Stats API, not a recap of a result that has not been graded.
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The listed matchup
Colorado Rockies (55–90) at New York Yankees (83–62), Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Ryan Feltner, a right-hander, is listed for the visitors. Max Fried, a left-hander, is listed for the home club. Void the play if either listed starter is scratched. First-pitch weather listed 84°F, Partly Cloudy, wind 8 mph, In From RF.
| Side | Listed starter | Record | Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockies | Ryan Feltner | 55–90 | Yankee Stadium |
| Yankees | Max Fried | 83–62 | Open, grass |
The two starters, measured per batter faced
Rate statistics expressed per nine innings reward pitchers who work deep. Expressing them as a share of batters faced removes that distortion. Ryan Feltner has faced 479 hitters. Max Fried has faced 368.
| Starter | BF | K% | BB% | K−BB | K/BB | Pitches/BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Feltner | 479 | 16.9 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 1.69 | 3.72 |
| Max Fried | 368 | 23.6 | 7.9 | 15.8 | 3.00 | 3.89 |
| Starter | W-L | ERA | IP | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Opp AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Feltner (R) | 5-9 | 5.91 | 106.2 | 1.58 | 6.83 | 4.05 | 1.60 | .284 |
| Max Fried (L) | 4-4 | 2.73 | 95.2 | 0.99 | 8.18 | 2.73 | 0.28 | .199 |
Ryan Feltner sits at a 5.91 ERA with a 1.58 WHIP and 48 walks in 106.2 innings. Max Fried sits at a 2.73 ERA with a 0.99 WHIP and 29 walks in 95.2 innings. Walks stabilize faster than earned runs, so the walk column is the more trustworthy August reading.
Direction inside the season
Season aggregates hide the last month. These are the prior starts, excluding today's outing so the table does not leak a result into a published prediction.
| Ryan Feltner — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 93 |
| 2026-08-18 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 83 |
| 2026-08-24 | 5.2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | 103 |
| 2026-08-30 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 71 |
| 2026-09-04 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | 95 |
| Max Fried — last starts | IP | ER | K | BB | H | HR | Pitches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 5.1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 78 |
| 2026-08-07 | 6.1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 90 |
| 2026-08-13 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 88 |
| 2026-08-29 | 3.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| 2026-09-04 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 72 |
The run environment, before the starters
Rockies have scored 683 runs in 145 games (4.71 per game) with a .738 OPS. Yankees have scored 657 in 145 (4.53) with a .720 OPS. The pitching staffs have allowed 5.72 and 3.68 runs per game.
| Club | Record | R/G | OPS | Staff ERA | Staff WHIP | RA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockies | 55–90 | 4.71 | .738 | 5.47 | 1.52 | 5.72 |
| Yankees | 83–62 | 4.53 | .720 | 3.21 | 1.16 | 3.68 |
Reassembling the buckets
Ryan Feltner averages 5.08 innings per start. Max Fried averages 5.63. Weight each starter's own earned run average across that length, then hand the remainder of the nine innings to his club's season staff rate. That is a conservative relief proxy — it mixes rotation and bullpen — and it is stated as a limitation, not hidden.
| Side | Starter IP | Starter ERA | Relief IP | Staff ERA | Projected ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockies (Ryan Feltner) | 5.08 | 5.91 | 3.92 | 5.47 | 5.72 |
| Yankees (Max Fried) | 5.63 | 2.73 | 3.37 | 3.21 | 2.91 |
| Combined | 8.63 |
A combined 8.63 projected earned runs. Unearned runs are ignored. Neither starter hits his average length every night. The opposing lineups are not in the formula; they sit in the table above.
The park
Yankee Stadium is listed at 318 feet to left, 399 feet to left center, 408 feet to center, 385 feet to right center, 314 feet to right, on grass, open at 55 feet above sea level with a listed capacity of 46,537. Park dimensions do not decide a total by themselves. They decide whether a walk plus a ball in the air becomes two runs or a long out.
Where this reading is weakest
Moneyline edges this thin die when the length assumption fails. If the better starter is out in the fourth, the staff rate takes over and the partition no longer applies.
What would falsify it
A short outing from the starter on the backed side, or a crooked inning against the relief bucket that the partition treats as average, is the miss. The model is only as good as the length assumption of 5.08 and 5.63 innings.
The position
New York Yankees -1 at -230, 1.5 units. A price of -230 implies a 69.7% break-even. Grade it against this published number. If a listed starter is scratched, the play is void.
- New York Yankees -1 -230 · 1.5u
Who is on the mound?
Ryan Feltner for Rockies. Max Fried for Yankees. Those names come from the MLB probable-pitcher feed, not from a guessed rotation.
Why use batters-faced rates instead of ERA?
Earned run average is a counting result. Strikeout and walk rates as a share of batters faced describe the process that produced it, and they stabilize on a smaller sample. Ryan Feltner at 6.9 points of K−BB separation versus Max Fried at 15.8 is the comparison ERA hides.
How is the pick graded?
Against the published price, on the public record. Pending is not a win. Today's full card lives at a stable URL: mlb-picks.html.
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