New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians 7/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/02/2022 at 10:08 PM ET

New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians 7/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The New York Yankees complete a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. The opening game of the series on Friday was postponed and will be made up as a doubleheader on Saturday. New York was defeated by Houston on Thursday 2-1, which snapped a four-game winning streak for the Yankees. New York is first in the American League East with a record of 56-21 and holds a 12-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Center fielder Aaron Judge is batting .286 with 29 home runs, 59 RBIs, 82 hits and an on-base percentage of .361 to lead New York in each category. Anthony Rizzo has 21 home runs, which is second to Judge. On Sunday, the New York Yankees will send Jordan Montgomery to the mound. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 3.27 ERA, 64 Ks and 14 BBs.

Cleveland is 39-34 and the Guardians defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Thursday in their most recent outing. Andres Gimenez hit a home run in the ninth inning to give Cleveland the walk-off victory. Cleveland has won two straight and three out of the last four. The Guardians are second in the American League Central 1 ½ games behind first place Minnesota.

Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .308 to lead Cleveland. Third baseman Jose Ramirez has 16 home runs, 63 RBIs, 80 hits and an on-base percentage of .381 to lead Cleveland in each category. On Sunday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Triston McKenzie to the mound. The right-hander is 4-6 with a 4.03 ERA, 73 Ks and 21 BBs.

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New York starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery has been hit hard in each of the last two starts, allowing nine runs on 15 hits across 12 ⅔ innings. Cleveland starting pitcher Triston McKenzie has been hit hard in each of the last two outings allowing 13 runs on 17 hits across 10 ⅓ innings, therefore the play here is OVER. The OVER has six of the last eight New York has played in Cleveland and in four of the last five overall between the two. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win but our best play is OVER 7-5.