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The New York Yankees (52-27) and Atlanta Braves (42-32) meet Sunday at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch at 1:35 PM ET on YES. The Yankees are -118 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Braves are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +157 odds.
Nestor Cortes Jr. will get the ball for New York while Atlanta will counter with Max Fried.
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The Yankees have gone 40-19 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 67.8% of those games).
New York has a record of 38-18 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -118 or shorter (67.9% winning percentage).
This season, the Braves have won two out of the eight games in which they’ve been the underdog.
Atlanta has a record of 1-3 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least -101 on the moneyline.
The Yankees have played in 79 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-38-2).
The Braves’ games have gone over the total in 28 of their 74 chances.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees are the second-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging five runs per game (398 total).
New York is second in baseball with 115 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
The Yankees’ .251 batting average is eighth-best in MLB.
New York strikes out 7.9 times per game, the No. 14 mark in the majors.
The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Yankees pitching staff ranks 16th in MLB.
New York has the second-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.24).
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves have scored the 16th-most runs in the league this season with 331 (4.5 per game).
Atlanta has hit 84 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the majors.
The Braves rank 14th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
Atlanta ranks 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 Ks per contest.
The Braves strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
Atlanta has pitched to a 3.63 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Cortes makes the start for the Yankees, his 17th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 3.36 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings pitched.
Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 28 and runs batted in with 70.
Juan Soto’s batting average of .305 leads all New York hitters this season.
Anthony Volpe is slashing .272/.331/.410 this season for the Yankees.
Alex Verdugo has collected 70 hits this season and has an OBP of .309. He’s slugging .409 on the year.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will hand the ball to Fried (6-3) for his 15th start of the season.
Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 21 home runs and 64 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .312.
Ozzie Albies is batting .262 with 21 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 19 walks.
Matt Olson is batting .250 with 19 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 28 walks.
Austin Riley is hitting .251 with 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 22 walks.
Yankees and Braves Injuries
Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Cody Poteet: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Nick Burdi: 15 Day IL (Hip), Ian Hamilton: 15 Day IL (Lat), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Lat), Jon Berti: 60 Day IL (Calf), Anthony Rizzo: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Scott Effross: 60 Day IL (Back)
Braves: Michael Harris II: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Hurston Waldrep: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 15 Day IL (Hip), AJ Smith-Shawver: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Jimmy Herget: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee)
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