NL clubs usually don't have that spare big bat lying run.įriday: Jacob deGrom vs. When an NL team plays in an AL park, they're forced to put a bench player in the starting lineup. When an AL team plays in an NL park, they lose the DH, but that just levels the playing field. Most NL teams are at a disadvantage when they play in an AL park because of the DH. The Mets will have no trouble using a DH. Getting the ball from the starter to Familia can be a bit of a headache.ĥ. They're much more vulnerable if the starter exits the game after five or six innings. The Mets' relief corps has been very good - 2.79 ERA and 9.4 K/9 - but isn't as deep or dynamic as their crosstown rivals' bullpen due in part to all those injuries. Overall, the Yankees bullpen has a 2.03 ERA with 10.2 K/9. Miller is (still unofficially) the closer and has gone 6-for-6 in save chances. He is working as a multi-inning setup man, a role he filled so excellently last year. The walks are high because of Betances, who struggled with his mechanics for about two weeks before things started to click against the Tigers. Here is their combined pitching line this season: The Yankees will be favorites in a battle of the bullpens.Īlthough the co-closers scenario never materialized as Yankees manager Joe Girardi indicated it would, Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances are the best lefty-righty bullpen combination in baseball. The Yankees are definitely the healthier team heading into the Subway Series.Ĥ. Ivan Nova (Tommy John surgery) and Chris Capuano (quad) are a few weeks from returning to the rotation and utility infielders Jose Pirela (concussion) and Brendan Ryan (calf) are expected back in May. The Yankees are relatively healthy, on the other hand. And finally, Zack Wheeler (Tommy John surgery) is also done for the year. His injury is the reason they traded for Blevins near the end of spring training. Lefty Josh Edgin (Tommy John surgery) is also out. The Mets are also without their three best non-Familia righty relievers in Bobby Parnell (Tommy John surgery), Jenrry Mejia (elbow, suspension) and Vic Black (shoulder). Wright hurt himself running the bases, d'Arnaud was hit by a pitch and Blevins was hit by a comebacker. The Mets recently lost third baseman and captain David Wright (hamstring), starting catcher Travis d'Arnaud (broken finger) and ace lefty reliever Jerry Blevins (broken forearm) for several weeks due to injury. The 11-game winning streak came with a price. Like the Mets, the Yankees are a run prevention team, and at the moment they are performing as capable. They committed nine errors in the first six games and only three since. The Tigers had the best record in baseball at the start of the week, so the Yankees are facing the team with the best record in MLB for the second straight series.įollowing their miserable start to the season - the Yankees went 2-4 in their first six games and played horribly, in every phase of the game - the Bronx Bombers have righted the ship over the last week and a half and are playing much cleaner baseball. They've outscored their opponents 41-20 in the seven games. The Yankees just won three of four from the Tigers in Detroit and have won six of their last seven games overall. The Yankees are the second hottest team in baseball.
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