You can blame the Yankees’ 3-7 record in their past 10 games on a rocky break in the schedule, but the reality is that they haven’t answered the bell when offered the chance in key moments both at the plate and on the mound.
Gerrit Cole will return for his second stint of the campaign after throwing 62 pitches in four innings of his soft debut.
All things considered, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner had to shake off a little rust, relinquishing an early run while his fastball velocity steadily returned to form.
He’ll have to workshop that again versus a Mets team that hasn’t lost a series yet in June (13-6 overall).
Unlike the Yankees of late, they’ve punched their way back to two games below .500 by way of consistent, timely offensive contributions shared across the top of the order.
J.D. Martinez, Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso all have collected at least 20 hits and four home runs in this span.
Aside from the Mets’ current momentum, Cole has faced them twice in a Subway Series, carrying a 4.82 ERA in 9 ¹/₃ innings of service.
David Peterson will oppose Cole with a 3-0 record that is primarily thanks to this bountiful run support.
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However, his knack for generating ground balls at one of the best rates in the game has kept the Mets on track.
The Yankees recently crept into the top-10 teams in ground-ball rates, so the Mets offer enough value on the run line for a comfortable play.
THE PLAY: Mets +1.5 (-128, FanDuel)