In the second of a three-game series between the New York Yankees (10-7) and the New York Mets (10-7) at Yankee Stadium, CC Sabathia (0-3, 4.35 ERA) and Matt Harvey (3-0, 3.50 ERA) take the mound. The Yankees won the last game 6-1 and New York leads the series 1-0. The game starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 25 and will air on SNY, PIX11 and FS1.
Sabathia is 3-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 1.16 WHIP against the Mets in his career. Mark Teixeira (.218, 11 Rs, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs) continued his strong season yesterday, going 2 for 4 with two runs, two home runs, and four RBIs. In his career against the Yankees, Harvey is 0-0 with a 1.12 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, and 10 strikeouts. Travis d’Arnaud (.317, 5 Rs, 2 HRs, 10 RBIs) has been hitting the ball well to start the season for the Mets, going 2 for 3 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
New York is a +110 underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at seven runs. The Yankees perform well as an underdog with a 6-4 record and have an overall money line of +223. They come into the game with notable records of 6-4 as the underdog and 9-7 SU against the National League. The Yankees rank third in the majors in extra base hits with 58.
Switching to the opposing bench, the Mets come into this game with a solid win percentage of .909 when playing as the favorite (10-1) and an overall money line of +1,048. Over the last 10 games, they were unbeaten with perfect records both SU and as the favorite (10-0). They have a WHIP of 1.11, fifth best in the MLB.
The only other game between the two teams went New York’s way. This game will feature Harvey (RHP) on the mound against the Yankees, who have a 6-5 record when they take on a right-handed starter.
Predictions: SU Winner – NYM, O/U – Over
Notes
The New York batters brought in a solid 11 hits last game. New York has a record of 2-1 when their opponents get that many hits or more.
When they are outhit, the Yankees are 3-6. 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 24 this season. The Mets rank near the bottom at 24th with 10.
The Yankees and the Mets both rank in the top 10 of the league in hits. The Yankees sit at eighth with 8.25 hits per game and the Mets rank ninth with 7.94.
Ranking 16th, the Mets are in the bottom half of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage (.674). The Yankees rank in the top 10 at seventh with an OPS of .760.
The Mets are 7-4 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Yankees are 4-5 when they allow at least one homer.
