New York Mets vs New York Yankees MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/11/21

The New York Yankees and New York Mets meet Saturday in MLB action at Citi Field. The Yankees need a win to snap a seven-game losing streak. The Mets look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The New York Yankees have scored 10 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last seven games. The Yankees have lost seven straight games when scoring three or less runs. DJ LeMahieu leads the Yankees with 143 hits and 54 RBI while Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have combined for 154 hits and 149 RBI. Corey Kluber gets the ball, and he is 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. Kluber is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Mets.

The New York Mets have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last 10 games. The Mets have won 10 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Pete Alonso leads the Mets with 130 hits and 85 RBI while Dominic Smith and Jonathan Villar have combined for 205 hits and 95 RBI. Taijuan Walker gets the ball, and he is 7-9 with a 4.15 ERA and 129 strikeouts this season. Walker is 1-3 with a 3.24 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Yankees.

The Yankees are 70-33 in their last 103 Saturday games and 36-16 in their last 52 during game 2 of a series. The Mets are 8-22 in their last 30 games as an underdog and 4-0 in their last 4 home games. The under is 6-2 in Yankees last 8 overall. The under is 3-1-3 in Mets last 7 Saturday games. The over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Kluber has pitched twice since June, so he’s not a pitcher I’m running to the window to back. Walker has been hit or miss this season, but he has a solid 3.22 ERA and .204 allowed batting average at home this season. The Yankees have also fallen flat on their face over the last week, while the Mets need to win to get back in the playoff race. I can’t back the Yankees in their current form. Give me the Mets at home.