New York Mets vs. New York Yankees MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/2/2021

The New York Mets and New York Yankees meet Friday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. The Mets need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Yankees need a win after losing five of their last six games.

The New York Mets have scored nine runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last 10 games. The Mets have lost 10 of their last 11 games when scoring three or less runs. Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 61 hits and 40 RBI while Francisco Lindor and Dominic Smith have combined for 118 hits and 55 RBI. Taijuan Walker gets the ball, and he is 6-3 with a 2.38 ERA and 82 strikeouts this season. Walker is 0-3 with a 3.26 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have scored 22 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Yankees have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. DJ LeMahieu leads the Yankees with 84 hits and 33 RBI while Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela have combined for 149 hits and 74 RBI. Jordan Montgomery gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 4.06 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. This will be Montgomery’s second career game against the Mets.

The Mets are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 interleague games. The Yankees are 0-4 in their last 4 Friday games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 interleague games. The over is 4-1-1 in Yankees last 6 home games. The over is 13-3-1 in the last 17 meetings in New York.

The Yankees are the better team on paper, but they’re not playing like it and they don’t deserve these prices they get on a nightly basis. The Mets have had their issues this week, but Walker has been solid, allowing 11 earned runs in his last 30.1 innings and striking out 33. We’re getting plus money with a talented Mets team to fade the struggling Yankees. I’ll take it.