A tremendous pitching matchup is set for Sunday\u2019s contest, with both teams looking to capture the series.<\/p>\n
New York Yankees at New York Mets<\/strong><\/p>\n The New York Yankees look to capture the series on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, with the team coming in with a 10-3-1 series record during the season.\u00a0 The Yankees have compiled a 7-7 series finale mark in 14 opportunities in 2010.\u00a0 Offensively, New York left 13 runners on base in its fourth loss in five games and the first three hitters in the lineup were 0-for-13 on Saturday.\u00a0 Facing a left-handed pitcher will cause little concern for the Bronx Bombers, producing a 9-6 record against them this year (+110) and have gone a dominating 74-48 over the last three years (+480).\u00a0 Betting the Yankees in May has been a losing proposition, with the team just a game over .500 (-320).<\/p>\n Yankees SP C.C. Sabathia is set to make his 10th<\/sup> start of the season, posting a 4-2 overall record and 3.43 ERA (-80).\u00a0 The left-hander has been bitten by the long ball over his last six starts, allowing eight home runs, after not allowing one in his first three outings.\u00a0 Sabathia has a perfect 2-0 record and 1.20 ERA in two starts against the Mets,\u00a0allowing just 10 base runners in 15 innings of work.\u00a0 The Yankees have\u00a0dropped two straight with\u00a0their ace\u00a0on the mound, but have never lost three in a row since he was signed before the 2009 season.\u00a0 It\u2019s also important to point out that he is the only pitcher ever to beat Mets SP Johan Santana three times in a season (2007).<\/p>\n Saturdays\u2019 winning pitcher, Mike Pelfrey, has both wins earned by Mets\u2019 starters this month. \u00a0This falls right in line with New York\u2019s 7-14 record during the month of May (-760). \u00a0The team is looking to capture its first series win since taking two-of-three at home against the San Francisco Giants on 5\/7-5\/9.\u00a0 OF Jason Bay extended his home hitting streak to 14 games on Saturday, going 22-for-52 during that stretch and has absolutely crushed Yankees\u2019 pitching in his career with a .345 average (38-for-110).\u00a0 The Mets have produced an even 5-5 record against left-handed starters this season (-20) and a 55-52 mark over the last three years (-510).<\/p>\n Mets SP Johan Santana is 11-4 with a 2.62 ERA in 19 career starts at Citi Field, including a 2-0 record and 2.25 ERA in three starts this season (+150).\u00a0 The left-hander has failed to pick up a victory since pitching six scoreless innings against the Dodgers on April 27.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to highlight the fact that the Mets have played in three straight one-run games with him on the mound, which makes the run-line playable.\u00a0 Santana will make his 12th<\/sup> career appearance (ninth start) against the Pinstripes tonight, going 4-2 with a 4.40 ERA in 57.1 innings of work.<\/p>\n All signs point to a Yankees’ victory, especially considering the Mets have not won back-to-back games since the aforementioned Giants’ series.\u00a0 Bettors will be drawn to playing Santana as a home underdog, but it’s important to note that the Mets are 1-5 in his last six interleague starts overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A tremendous pitching matchup is set for Sunday\u2019s contest, with both teams looking to capture the series. 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