New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/25/26, 4:04 PM  by Travis Pulver in MLB Picks

The Los Angeles Dodgers (66-38, 35-19 Away) will try to make it four in a row when they face the Mets in the second of a three-game weekend series at Citi Field in Queens. New York. Game time is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. EST with coverage provided by MLB.TV.

Both starting pitchers had solid performances yesterday, holding the other’s lineup to a single earned run each. Kyle Tucker put the Dodgers up for good when he hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth.

The Dodgers will hope they can get another long outing for their starter, who will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He has gone 10-6 in 18 starts this season with a 2.78 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. Yamamoto has often had his best stuff on the road, where he is 6-2 in eight starts (with a complete game) with a 2.24 ERA and a .182 OBA.

As for the Mets, New York is set to go with Nolan McLean. He is 7-6 in 20 starts this season with a 3.34 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Of his ten starts at home, he is 2-5 with a 4.47 ERA and a .225 OBA.  He went six innings in his last home start (vs. Boston), giving up five hits and no earned runs (two unearned).