New York Mets vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (74-48) will compete against the New York Mets (79-44) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Taijuan Walker and Frankie Montas.

The Mets have earned 215 doubles as a unit and have hit 125 balls out of the stadium. New York is slugging .410 and have struck out 940 times, while drawing a walk on 380 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which is 5th in MLB. They have accounted for 560 runs batted in as well as 1,081 hits so far this year, while their batting average is at .258. They have a total of 590 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .330.

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The Mets are sitting with a team ERA of 3.57 so far this year (5th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,167 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 337 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.61 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.46 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Mets pitchers have surrendered 130 home runs and also 464 runs in total (5th in baseball).

The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.8% and has come into the game in 116 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 152 runners over the course of the season with 40.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 112 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 365 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have a total of 67 holds this year (11th in the league). They have accumulated 34 saves on the season and have blown 14 of 48 save opportunities.

The Mets have transformed 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,861 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball. The New York Mets are sitting with 3,287 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,037 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 100 double plays.

Walker (52-48 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.23 while facing 3,584 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 776 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 272 walks. His earned run average is 3.89 (369 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.229. Walker has pitched in 853 innings and has 759 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .431 and they average 5.02 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have recorded 173 doubles, while getting a free base 466 times and recording 613 runs. New York has accumulated 197 long balls on the year to go along with 585 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,047 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 983 hits. The New York Yankees have an OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .240 on the year.

The New York pitching staff have given up 429 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.35 (408 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 120 home runs and they allow 3.53 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.112 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.35 (1,098 strikeouts vs 328 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 890.

New York has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 35 saves. They rank 13th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.0%, and they have dispatched 378 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 141 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on. New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.4% of 171 inherited base runners. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 62 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Yankees have 1,113 assists, 51 errors and have notched a total of 3,287 putouts this year. Out of their 9,861 innings played, the Yankees have a efficiency on defense of 72.2% (2nd in MLB).

In his MLB career, Montas has given up 541 base hits while accumulating 586 punch outs in 566 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 243 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.285 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.13 and he has gone up against 2,401 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Montas (35-33 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.86 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the Mets

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