New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers Betting Analysis
New York and Milwaukee meet up for the first of a three-game series on Friday, September 16, 2022 at American Family Field.
The Yankees are the top team in the American League East with an 87-56 ledger. However, New York is 37-34 away from Yankee Stadium. The Brewers enter Friday’s matchup positioned second in the National League Central standings with records of 76-67 overall and 39-27 at home, which trails the division leading Cardinals by 7.5 games.
New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers Betting Resources
- Date: Friday, September 16, 2022
- Matchup: AL East vs. NL Central
- Venue: American Family Field
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Time-TV: 8:10 PM p.m. ET – MLB.tv
New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers – Current Form
The Yankees have played excellent recently, highlighted by New York posting back-to-back series victories over the Rays and the Red Sox squads, resulting in a solid 4-1 record across that window. Game first with the Tampa Bay Rays was New York’s worst in last 5. They produced a total of two runs.
Scoring 10 runs against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday’s second game in the series was their best performance in their last 5 games. The Brewers won 2-1 against the Reds last Sunday, and went 1-2 with the Cardinals in their next game on Wednesday. In the second contest against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers were in their best form in last 5 games, keeping the Cincinnati Reds at only one runs.
In the most recent 5 games, the one played on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds was their worst. The defense of Milwaukee allowed eight runs.
New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers – Pitching Matchup
New York: Frankie Montas (5-12, 3.89 ERA)
Frankie Montas is on the hill for the Yankees in this contest as he makes his 26th start of the season hoping to build some positive momentum. He comes in 5-12 with a 3.89 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, 39 walks and 140 strikeouts over 141 innings of work this season. The Yankees were no match for the Tampa Bay Rays, losing 2-4 on September 9, 2022 behind Montas’s losing start with 5.2 innings of work. The 29-year-old yielded four runs on nine hits, while striking out four and issuing four walks. Pitching on the road this season, Montas is 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, four walks and 24 strikeouts over 26 innings in six starts.
Milwaukee: Adrian Houser (6-9, 4.62 ERA)
Milwaukee ace Adrian Houser toes the rubber for his 18th start of the season as he looks to improve on a 6-9 mark and 4.62 ERA. The right-hander has put together a 1.42 WHIP to go along with 65 strikeouts and 39 walks in 91.2 innings of work. Pitching at home this season, Houser is 3-4 with a 3.21 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, 16 walks and 37 strikeouts over 47.2 innings in eight starts.
New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers – Series History
Milwaukee got the best of these 2017 encounters, producing a 2-1 mark in the regular season.