In this article we will formulate a NY Mets vs NY Yankees prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, June 25th at Citi Field in New York. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Mets Fighting to Get Back to .500
The New York Mets are 37-39 this year and they have split their last four games. New York is coming off of a series win against the Cubs, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Mets won two out of three against the Rangers, won all three against the Padres, and won two out of three against the Marlins. New York is 9-2 in their last 11 games and they are fourth in the NL East.
The New York pitching staff has a 4.09 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 354 runs with a .248 batting average and a .319 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .241 with 16 home runs and 42 RBI’s for the Mets this season. New York has scored at least five runs in six of their last eight games.
Yankees Having Some Struggles
The New York Yankees are 52-28 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. New York is coming off of a series loss against Atlanta, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Yankees lost two out of three against the Orioles, lost two out of three against the Red Sox, and won three out of four against the Royals. New York is 3-7 in their last ten games and they are leading the AL East standings.
The New York pitching staff has a 3.22 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .220 opponent batting average. The Yankees offense has scored 399 runs with a .250 batting average and a .331 on base percentage. Juan Soto is batting .305 with 18 home runs and 56 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. New York has allowed at least seven runs in five of their last eight games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for the Mets is David Peterson, who is 3-0 with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP over 22.2 innings pitched this year. Peterson has allowed two earned runs in three of his four starts this season. The projected starting pitcher for the Yankees is Gerrit Cole, who is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 4.0 innings pitched this season. Cole allowed two earned runs and three hits over four innings against Baltimore in his first start.
Why the Mets will beat the Yankees
- The Mets have won each of their last five games as underdogs.
- The Yankees have lost each of their last five road games against NL East opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Mets’ last seven games.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five road games against NL East opponents.
- The Mets have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Mets have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Mets have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games as underdogs.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Yankees’ last four night games against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Mets’ last five games as underdogs against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last three road games.
New York Mets Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Nimmo has hit a home run in each of the Mets’ last three games as underdogs.
- Francisco Lindor has recorded a Double in three of the Mets’ last four night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- J.D. Martinez has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Mets’ last five games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Brandon Nimmo has scored at least one run in each of the Mets’ last six night games.
- Jeff McNeil has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances against the Yankees after not playing the previous day.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one hit in each of the Mets’ last 13 games as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one total base in each of the Mets’ last 13 games as underdogs against AL opponents.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Aaron Judge has hit at least one home run in each of his last three appearances with the Yankees as favorites against the Mets.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Yankees’ last five games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Aaron Judge has recorded a Single in each of his last eight appearances after not playing the previous day.
- Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in seven of the Yankees’ last eight road games against NL opponents.
- Gerrit Cole has recorded six or more strikeouts in seven of his last eight road appearances against NL East opponents.
- DJ LeMahieu has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 road appearances against NL opponents.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Yankees as favorites against NL opponents.
- Gerrit Cole has recorded a win in three of his last four road appearances.
- Giancarlo Stanton has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with the Yankees as favorites against NL East opponents.
- Aaron Judge ranks 1st in the league in Home Runs (28) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New York Mets rank 29th in the league for triples this season (6).
- The New York Mets rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (289).
- The New York Yankees rank 1st in the league for walks this season (309).
- The New York Yankees rank 2nd in the league for home runs this season (115).
NY Mets vs NY Yankees Prediction
The Yankees come into this matchup with a much better overall record than the Mets, but they have had some struggles recently. The Yankees pitching staff has not been as sharp over the last two weeks, but they will have Gerrit Cole on the mound, who pitched fine against Baltimore in his first outing. The Mets are one of the hotter teams in the MLB right now, but they are just 18-23 at home. The Mets are starting David Peterson, who has done a solid job in limited work, but he does have an elevated WHIP. Cole is obviously the much better overall pitcher, but the Mets are hitting the ball very well right now and I think they will chase Cole early. My NY Mets vs NY Yankees prediction is for the Mets to win.