Nathan Eovaldi (1-0, 3.12 ERA) and Jon Niese (2-0, 1.50 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the New York Yankees (10-8) and the New York Mets (14-4) at Yankee Stadium. The Mets won the last game 8-2 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 8:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, Apr. 26 and can be seen on ESPN.
Eovaldi is 1-3 with a 4.62 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts against the Mets. Mark Teixeira (.254, 12 Rs, 8 HRs, 18 RBIs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 3 for 4 with one run, one home run, and one RBI. Niese is 1-1 with a 2.05 ERA when pitching against the Yankees. He takes on a below-average New York offense which is hitting just .239 this season. Travis d’Arnaud (.317, 5 Rs, 2 HRs, 10 RBIs) has been successful at the plate to the start the season for the Mets, going 2 for 3 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
New York is a -118 favorite against New York and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Yankees have an overall money line of +323 and a record as the favorite of 4-3. New York is unbeaten as the favorite and has a 7-3 SU record in its last ten outings. The Yankees are one of the best in the MLB in terms of extra base hits with 60. Crossing over to the pitching staff, opposing offenses that come to Yankee Stadium have been stifled by the Yankees, who have a team ERA of only 3.08 at home.
In games where it is the underdog, New York has a 3-3 record and an overall money line of +948. They have been on a bit of a dry streak over their last 10 games. They managed a 0-1 record when playing as the underdog. Offensively, the Mets have really sputtered in interleague games. They have decreased their season average of 4.3 runs per game by averaging 1.0 in those contests. The Mets allow 3.1 runs per game, but does worse whenever an AL opponent is on the schedule. They bring that runs allowed average up to 6.0 against teams from the AL. When it comes to preventing batters from getting on base, the Mets are one of the best in the league with a WHIP of 1.09 for the season.
Eovaldi (RHP) will be on the hill against the Mets, who have an 11-3 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYY, O/U – Over
Notes
The Yankees are coming into this game after allowing zero walks during their last outing. The Mets have a 1-1 record when opponents give up that many walks.
When they are outhit, the Yankees are 3-7. The Mets have a 5-4 record when opponents outhit them.
The Yankees rank at the top of the league when it comes to home runs with 25 this season. The Mets rank in the bottom half at 20th with 13.
The Yankees and the Mets both rank in the top 10 of the league in hits. The Yankees sit at sixth with 8.41 hits per game and the Mets rank ninth with 7.76.
Ranking 14th, the Mets are in the top half of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage (.689). The Yankees rank in the top 10 at eighth with an OPS of .747.
When the Mets allow at least one home run, they are 8-4. When the Yankees allow one or more homers, they have a 4-6 record.
