Barring a Subway Series world title bill, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets will play for the last time this season on Tuesday night. The contest will get underway at 7:05 p.m. at Yankee Stadium.
The Yanks will go for a split in the regular season series, as the Mets took the first two in late July and the Bronx Bombers emerged victorious on Monday.
MLB Performance Recap
Yankees Performance Recap
From their own venue, the Yankees (75-48) took home a 4-2 victory Monday. It was much-needed with the struggles they’ve had lately, looking more like a middling club than the dominant bunch we saw for most of the schedule.
Mets Performance Recap
The Mets (79-45) still have the better record of the Big Apple’s two squads. They sent Max Scherzer out on the mound, but he wasn’t as lights-out as usual, going 6.2 frames and allowing four earned runs.
- Center fielder Aaron Judge
- Left fielder Andrew Benintend
- Shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa
All enjoyed multi-hit efforts for the hosts, who doubled the Mets’ hit total.
With the bases empty and two gone, Judge slugged a homer in the third inning. The guests wouldn’t get on the board until the seventh frame. Designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach had a pair of RBIs in the defeat. Domingo German notched the win for the Yankees.
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets Betting Analysis
Yankees Analysis
The Yankees have the second-most wins in the American League, with the Houston Astros being the only group to have more (78).
No team, though, has done better at home than New York, who’s come out on the right side of 44 games at their own place.
AL East Division Leaders
They lead the AL East division, as they’re eight games ahead of Tampa Bay in that grouping. After losing six of seven recently — in sets with the Rays and Toronto Blue Jays — the Yankees have now won two in a row. It’s a welcome sign for a team that has high expectations come playoff time.
Team Batting Average and MLB Team Stats
In terms of team batting average and MLB team stats, New York ranks 18th in the major leagues with a .241 mark.
Still, though, they’ve racked up the second-most runs driven in the bigs and have more home runs and total runs than anyone else. Judge has been a crucial part of that offensive onslaught.
He paces the team in batting average (.295) and on-base percentage (.393). In a contract year, he has the most homers (47) and is tied for the most RBIs (103) in all of baseball.
Behind him, first baseman Anthony Rizzo has swatted 28 dingers and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton 24. Five other Yankee batters — including second baseman Gleyber Torres and third baseman Josh Donaldson — have double-digit long balls.
Judge and third baseman D.J. LeMahieu have combined for 130 walks this season.
Frankie Montas Analysis
On the mound for the home team in this one will be right-hander Frankie Montas, who is 4-10 over 22 starting this summer. He’s compiled a 3.87 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP, as well.
In his three outings for the Yanks since being traded over from Oakland, he has yet to register a win. New York has lost two of the three games he’s thrown in for them, most recently a 9-2 shortcoming at home against the Jays.
In that one, Montas went six frames, giving up eight hits and six earned runs.
Mets Analysis
The Mets are holding onto a slim lead in the National League East, with the Atlanta Braves lurking three games behind.
Defending World Series Champions
New York has gone 5-5 over its last ten and wants very badly to fend off the defending World Series champions.
Luckily for the Mets, they’ve done better than all but the Los Angeles Dodgers on the road in the NL, winning 39 road clashes.
It’s been a mix of contributions in the batter’s box for New York. Second baseman Jeff McNeil paces the order with a .319 batting average, while two-time Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso has hit 30 baseballs over the outfield wall and brought across 102 runners.
Left field Mark Canha has a .372 on-base percentage, and shortstop Francisco Lindor has a team-high 131 total knocks.
Fifth-best Collective Batting Average
As a whole, the Mets have the fifth-best collective batting average in MLB (.258). Only three teams — the Dodgers, Yankees, and Braves — have plated more total runs.
Taijuan Walker Analysis
On the mound for them will be righty Taijuan Walker, who’s 10-3 and has a 3.36 ERA thus far. Yet, the Mets have lost two of his last three efforts, including a 5-0 decision at Atlanta last Tuesday.
He only went two innings then, giving up one hit and no runs. He tossed a total of 32 pitches.
MLB Injury Report
Before we tell you our Mets vs. Yankees predictions, let’s look at who’s recovering for both sides.
Third baseman Eduardo Escobar won’t be back until Friday at the earliest, as he’s dealing with an oblique ailment. He has a .216 batting average and 44 RBIs to this point.
Stanton is still out with an Achilles injury. It’s likely he’ll be back on Thursday, but not for this matchup.
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets Betting Preview
Taking a peek at the MLB odds today, the home team is favored to earn the sweep. The Yankees are -1.5 on the run line at +158, while the Mets are -192 to cover the spread.
On the moneyline, the Yankees are -120 and the Mets a +102 underdog. The total has been set at 8.5 runs, with the over being -120 and the under -102 at the time of this writing. When making Mets vs. Yankees predictions, keep these odds in mind.
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets Betting Prediction
Let’s make some Mets vs. Yankees betting predictions. Just based on the talents of both of these teams, this is one of the MLB games today that you’ll want to keep a close eye on.
It will be interesting to see if Montas can find the groove that the Yankees hoped for in acquiring him or if his rough patch will continue.
Walker will be a hard pitcher to face off with, and the Mets offense is more than capable of scoring runs in bunches.
Who to Bet On?
Montas is still finding his footing. Take the sure thing. When you’re making your MLB picks today, be sure to make some money and go with the Mets to win outright.
Take the Mets moneyline. That’s one of our expert Mets vs. Yankees predictions.
MLB Pick: Mets (+117)
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