New York Yankees vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Citi Field is the site where the New York Mets (59-37) will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (66-31) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Jordan Montgomery and Taijuan Walker.

As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 5.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 1st in MLB. They have earned a total of 520 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .332. The Yankees have accrued 139 doubles as a unit and have knocked 165 baseballs out of the park. They have 495 RBI's as well as 802 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is .246. New York owns a slugging percentage of .445 and have struck out 815 times, while drawing a walk on 384 occasions.

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Yankees pitchers have relinquished 93 home runs and 320 total runs (3rd in baseball). They have walked 248 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.46 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.58 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.09. The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.15 this year (3rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 888 hitters.

Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 97 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 56 holds for the season (10th in MLB). The Yankees bullpen have recorded a save rate of 71.7% and has entered the game in 106 save situations. They have recorded 33 saves for the season and have blown 13 of their 46 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 130 base runners on the campaign and 30.8% of those players crossed the plate. The Yankees have sent 291 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Yankees have converted 72.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,470 innings, which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 2,490 putouts so far this season, as well as 855 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays.

Montgomery has taken the mound for 496 frames and has totaled 469 punch outs so far in his career. Montgomery (22-19 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.88 while he has faced 2,075 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.84 (212 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.223. He has surrendered 464 hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 143 free passes.

New York is sitting with 93 long balls for the year as well as 425 runs batted in. They have hit 152 doubles, while getting a free base 294 times as well as putting up 447 runs. The New York Mets have recorded a team on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .252 this year. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .395 and they average 4.66 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 735 occasions (26th in the league) and have accounted for 820 base knocks.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 365 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.61 (343 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 104 home runs and they relinquish 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Mets have a WHIP of 1.187 and have a FIP of 3.65 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 (919 strikeouts vs 272 walks). They are sitting at 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 744.

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have tallied 27 saves. They rank 12th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.5%, and they have dispatched 290 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 91 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.8% out of their 121 inherited runners. Sitting with 96 save situations, the Mets have amassed 55 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 79 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (6th in pro baseball). The Mets have recorded 790 assists, 40 errors and have earned a total of 2,489 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 7,467 innings played, the Mets hold a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Walker has conceded 749 hits and he has 747 strikeouts in 832 innings pitched. Walker (49-47 career record) is the owner of a 3.82 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 353 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.217 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 and he has faced 3,485 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the Yankees

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