The Rockies will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Wednesday, as the New York Yankees visit in inter-league play at Coors Field.

David Phelps, with a record of 0-0 on the season, gets the ball for the Yankees, while the Rockies trot Juan Nicasio to the mound in this one. He is 3-0 so far in 2013.



View NY Yankees vs Colorado Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Rockies in this matchup found them as -114 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 10 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 4-ranked Rockies and the American League No. 5-rated Yankees in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Colorado's No. 1 ranked National League offense (5.2 runs per game) against a Yankees defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 6 in the American League at 4 runs allowed per game. The Rockies have been averaging 10 hits per game, more than the Yankees have managed so far this season (8.6 hits on average).

Colorado owns the National League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with New York's American League No. 6-rated defense.

In their last action, New York was a 2-0 loser on the road against the Rockies. Bettors on Colorado at -130 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. shut down the Yankees in their last game, striking out in a 2-0 shutout over New York in baseball action at Coors Field.




New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a win are 4-6

A few Yankees at Rockies trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees at Colorado, Thursday, May 9