7:05 PM New York Mets @ New York Yankees

Mets: -165
Yankees: +140
Total: 7.5

Max Scherzer (9-2, 2.15 ERA) is attempting to join Zack Greinke and Justin Verlander as the 3rd active 200-game winning starting pitcher. Scherzer is 4-1 with a 1.82 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 9 starts since returning from the IL. He is 4-4 with a 3.48 ERA in 10 career starts against the Yankees and he last beat them back in 2013 while playing for Detroit. Scherzer struck out 14 in 7 1/3 innings in his last appearance at Yankee Stadium in 2021 and got a no-decision for Washington. The Yankees’ Domingo German (1-2, 4.45) will make his 7th start this season. German took a no-decision in an 8-7 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday when he allowed 3 runs in 4 2/3 innings. He is 1-1 with a 4.43 ERA in 4 career starts against the Mets.

⚾The Mets are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

⚾The Over is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings.

⚾The Over is 6-0-1 in Germans last 7 home starts.

⚾The Over is 4-0 in Mets last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.

The Bookie: Over 7.5 runs