Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees 9/20/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/20/2022 at 10:30 AM ET
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates open a two-game interleague series on the road in the Big Apple against the New York Yankees. Pittsburgh is 55-92 following its 7-3 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday. Pittsburgh was swept in its four-game series with the Mets. The Pirates are last in the National League Central and have been eliminated from postseason contention.
Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .256 with 23 home runs, 54 RBIs, 125 hits and an on-base percentage of .335 to lead Pittsburgh in each category. Oniel Cruz is second in home runs with 17 and RBIs with 51. On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Roansy Contreras to the mound. The right-hander is 5-4 with a 3.24 ERA, 74 Ks and 35 BBs.
New York improved to 88-58 following its 12-8 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. The Yankees avoided being swept by Milwaukee with the victory after losing each of the first two games of their interleague series. Aaron Judge hit a pair of home runs to lead the Yankees to the win. New York is first in the American League East, 5 ½ games ahead of second place Toronto.
Center fielder Aaron Judge is batting .316 with 59 home runs, 127 RBIs, 166 hits and an on-base percentage of .419 to lead New York in each category. First baseman Anthony Rizzo is second in both home runs with 31 and RBIs with 72. On Tuesday, the New York Yankees will send Nestor Cortes to the mound. The left-hander is 10-4 with a 2.70 ERA, 142 Ks and 32 BBs.
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New York will defeat Pittsburgh on Tuesday in the opening game of the series, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in six of the last nine played between Pittsburgh and New York. Pittsburgh starting pitcher Roansy Contreras has allowed one earned run or less in each of the last four starts. New York starting pitcher Nestor Cortes has allowed two earned runs or less in each of the last three starts with the UNDER cashing in each of the three. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win but our best play is UNDER 5-1.
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