Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Yankees 9/16/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

The New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers meet Friday in MLB action at American Family Field. The New York Yankees look for a win after winning 8 of their last 10 games. The Milwaukee Brewers look for a win after winning 5 of their last 7 games.

The New York Yankees have scored 22 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 9 games. The Yankees have won 14 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 159 hits and 123 RBI, while DJ LeMahieu and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have combined for 235 hits and 91 RBI. Frankie Montas gets the ball, and he is 5-12 with a 3.89 ERA and 140 strikeouts this season. This will be Montas’ first career game against the Brewers.

The Milwaukee Brewers have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Brewers have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with 132 hits and 52 RBI, while Willy Adames and Andrew McCutchen have combined for 228 hits and 150 RBI. Adrian Houser gets the ball, and he is 6-9 with a 4.61 ERA and 65 strikeouts this season. This will be Houser’s first career game against the Yankees.

The Yankees are 21-8 in their last 29 games following an off day and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Brewers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The over is 6-2 in Yankees last 8 overall. The under is 5-2 in Brewers last 7 home games. The Yankees are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

Frankie Montas has had his struggles on the road, where he has a 5.20 ERA and .259 allowed batting average. Adrian Houser has been great at home this season, but he still has a 4.61 ERA on the season, and he’s allowed 9 hits and 7 earned runs in his last 15.1 innings overall. The Yankees have found their groove offensively lately, and the Brewers are hot offensively this week. I expect some fireworks here. Give me the over.