New York Yankees vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Yankees (66-31) are headed to Citi Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the New York Mets (59-37). The pitchers taking the mound are Domingo German and David Peterson.

The Yankees have tallied 139 doubles as a team and have smacked 165 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging rate of .445 and have been called out on strikes 815 times, while being walked on 384 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.4 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in MLB. They have earned 495 RBI's and 802 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .246. They have earned a total of 520 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .332.

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The Yankees have an ERA of 3.15 for the season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 888 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.58 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 93 home runs and 320 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 248 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.46 as a squad on the season.

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

The Yankees have transformed 72.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,854 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 3rd in the majors. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 2,618 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 892 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .988 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 57 double plays.

German (24-17 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.54 while facing 1,459 batters in the majors. He has conceded 312 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 109 walks. His ERA is 4.63 (177 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.223. German has taken the hill for 344 frames and is sitting with 373 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The New York Mets have compiled a team on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 735 instances (26th in baseball) and are sitting with 820 base hits. New York has accumulated 93 home runs for the season to go along with 425 RBIs. The Mets have a team slugging % of .395 and they average 4.66 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have hit 152 doubles, while getting a free base 294 times as well as scoring 447 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 365 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.61 (343 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 104 long balls and they allow 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.187 with a FIP of 3.65 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 (919 strikeouts against 272 bases on balls). They rank 4th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 744.

New York has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 40 save chances and they have converted 27 saves. They sit at 12th in MLB holding a save rate of 67.5%, and they have sent 290 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.8% out of 121 inherited base runners. With 96 save situations, the Mets have 55 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.

Out of their 7,710 innings played, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (15th in the majors). The New York Mets have gotten 83 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in professional baseball). The Mets have accrued 818 assists, 42 errors and are sitting with 2,570 putouts so far this year.

Peterson (13-10 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.13 ERA while conceding 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 802 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 87 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.297 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Peterson has given up 159 base knocks while he has tallied 194 punch outs in 189 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the Yankees

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