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Sep 18, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) delivers a pitch against the New York Mets in the first inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Overview:
On Tuesday, August 2nd, the (52-52) New York Yankees will be on the road to take on the (54-40) New York Mets. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Yankees 4.0 – Mets 2.0 with an over/under of 6.0.
The Mets are (28-25) at home this season whereas the Yankees are (23-30) on the road. The Yankees are (4-6) in their last ten games while the Mets are also (4-6).
Starting Pitchers:
NYY- Tanaka (7-3, 3.16) vs NYM- DeGrom (6-5, 2.56)
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Yankees 419 (24th) Mets 381 (28th)
Batting Average: Yankees .249 (20th) Mets .237 (30th)
On Base Percentage: Yankees .309 (23rd) Mets .308 (24th)
Total Bases: Mets 1395 (25th) Yankees 1363 (27th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Yankees 48 (17th) Mets 27 (28th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Mets 3.35 (3rd) Yankees 4.20 (14th)
Batting Average Against: .247 Yankees (8th) Mets .251 (10th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Mets 1.23 (7th) Yankees 1.24 (8th)
Strikeouts: Yankees 908 (4th) Mets 888 (6th)
Saves: Mets 38 (1st) Yankees 31 (8th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Yankees 58 (11th) Mets 60 (13th)
Summary:
These teams are very evenly matched statistically though the Yankees just traded away arguably the two of the best relief pitchers in all of baseball. In a limited sample size Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka has held Mets batters to just a .206 average against. Shockingly Yankees hitters are batting .341 against Mets ace Jacob DeGrom. This should be a low scoring game with two excellent pitchers throwing. I like the Yankees to win this one on the road because of their prior success against DeGrom.
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