New York Mets vs New York Yankees Prediction, 7/4/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New York Mets vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, July 4, 2021

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is the venue where Michael King and the New York Yankees (41-39, 4th in AL East) will play the New York Mets (41-36, 1st in NL East) on Sunday.

The Mets have recorded 101 doubles as a squad and have hit 76 baseballs out of the park. New York has a slugging percentage of .367 and have been rung up 660 times, while taking a walk on 235 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets are compiling 3.6 runs per outing, which has them at 29th in the league. They have 263 RBI's and 549 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is at .227. They have accounted for 275 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306.

Mets pitchers have yielded 71 long balls in addition to 278 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 223 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.50 as a squad on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.24 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16. The Mets have a team earned run average of 3.33 this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 722 batters.

Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 60 times and also have had 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 34 holds over the course of the season (20th in the league). The Mets relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 68 save situations. They have recorded 22 saves for the season and have blown 11 of their 33 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 91 runners so far this season with 36.3% of them crossed the plate. The Mets have sent 236 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The New York Mets have accumulated 1,955 putouts on the year, in addition to 625 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 489 double plays. The Mets have turned 70.1% of balls in play into outs in their 5,865 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in professional baseball.

Megill (0-0 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.66 and he has gone up against 40 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 8 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 4 walks. His ERA is 4.82 (5 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.286. Megill has taken the ball for 9 innings and has tallied 12 K's so far in his career.

The New York Yankees have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .236 so far this year. They have been rung up on 737 occasions (11th in MLB) and have tallied 623 base knocks. New York has knocked in 106 home runs on the campaign and 305 runs batted in. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .397 and they are scoring 4.11 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 97 doubles, while taking a walk 326 times as well as racking up 329 runs.

The New York pitching staff have yielded 332 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.78 (298 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 94 homers and they surrender 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.177 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 3.30 (746 strikeouts vs 226 free passes). They come in at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 610.

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.0% out of 82 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 96 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 33 holds and 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 236 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. New York has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 28 save opportunities and they have recorded 20 saves.

In 6,396 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (9th in the majors). The New York Yankees have turned 62 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (14th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 695 assists, 47 errors and have a total of 2,132 putouts on the campaign.

King (1-6 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.30 earned run average and has conceded 9.2 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.10 and he has faced 327 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 43 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.452 and a FIP of 4.7. During his MLB career, King has surrendered 75 base knocks while he has totaled 65 punch outs in 73 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take the Mets

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