New York Yankees vs New York Mets: Predictions, Odds and Roster Notes

Where: Citi Field, New York, NY

When: Tuesday, July 2nd at 7:10 PM EST

How (TV/Radio): Mets TV/Radio: SNY, WCBS 880 AM. Yankees TV/Radio: YES, WFAN 101.9FM.

Team Notes

New York Yankees

The Yankees were superb in London over the weekend, sweeping the Red Sox and scoring 29 runs total in the two-game series.

The Yankees have a 96.7% chance to make the postseason and a 9.4% chance to take the World Series.

The Yankees favored to win the AL at 2-1 and are 4-1 to win the 2019 World Series.

New York Mets

With Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil making the NL All-Star team on Sunday, the Mets had a spot of positivity during a terrible first half.

New York has fallen to a 6.0% shot of reaching the postseason and a 0.1% probability to take the World Series crown.

The Mets’ 38-47 record on the year has risen their odds to 40-1 to win the NL title and 100-1 to win the 2019 World Series.

Pitcher Notes

Yankees: James Paxton (5-3, 4.34 ERA)

Paxton was rocked in his last start versus Toronto, allowing six earned runs in 4.1 innings.

For the month of June, Paxton allowed 18 earned runs over 22.2 innings for a 7.15 ERA.

• Paxton on the road has been awful in 2019, posting a 5.96 ERA over five starts.
• In June, the lefty allowed 32 hits and 13 walks over the 22.2 innings pitched.
• Paxton has thrown only one quality start since April 21st.

New York Mets: Zack Wheeler (6-5, 4.51 ERA)

Wheeler has put together two consecutive quality starts throwing 12 strikeouts in 13 innings.

The Mets starter has only allowed seven hits and walked three batters over the two-game streak.

• In his last start against Philly on June 27th, Wheeler struck out seven hitters in six innings.
• Wheeler has only allowed two homers in his last three outings.
• In June, Wheeler struck out 28 batters in 30.2 innings.

Hitter Notes

New York Yankees

New York finished June with a 17-9 record, powered behind an offense scoring 6.77 runs per contest during the month.

The Yankees finished the month hitting .285 with an .857 OPS, stunning numbers for an MLB team.

• All-Star C Gary Sanchez versus Wheeler is 1 for 3 with one RBI.
• OF Giancarlo Stanton is 3 for 17 versus Wheeler with a solo homer.
• OF Brett Gardner is 4 for 6 with a triple and two RBI against the Mets’ starter.

New York Mets

The Mets posted a 10-18 record in June, although they scored five runs per game.

New York is posted their best batting average month in June, hitting .263.

• OF Michael Conforto is 2 for 5 against Paxton with one RBI.
• All-Star 3B Jeff McNeil is 1 for 2 against the Yankees’ lefty with two doubles.
• All-Star 1B Pete Alonso is 1 for 1 with a three-run homer off Paxton.

Roster Notes

New York Yankees

• OF Giancarlo Stanton has sprained his PCL in his right knee and won’t return until August at the earliest.
• 1B Kendrys Morales continues to wait for the Yankees to trade or release him after being DFA’d.
• SP Domingo German is planning to start Wednesday against the Mets for the Yankees.

New York Mets

• Although 2B Jed Lowrie is dealing with a series of lower body ailments, he expects to play this season.
• OF Brandon Nimmo continues to recover from neck inflammation with no return date set.
• RP Jeurys Familia’s shoulder is causing issues for the second time this season, landing him on the 10-day IL.

Game Odds Yankees vs Mets

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