Atlanta Braves (42-31, Second in NL East) vs. New York Yankees (51-27, First in AL East)
New York; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES:
Braves: Charlie Morton (4-3, 3.91 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)
Yankees: Marcus Stroman (6-3, 3.19 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK:
LINE:Yankees -141, Braves +120; over/under 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees aim to snap their three-game home losing streak against the Atlanta Braves.
New York boasts a 51-27 overall record and is 23-13 at home. The Yankees hold the ninth-best team batting average in MLB at .250.
Atlanta, with an 18-18 road record and 42-31 overall, ranks third in the NL with a .412 slugging percentage.
The teams will face off Saturday for their second matchup this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Yankees:Aaron Judge (.301, 22 doubles, 1 triple, 27 home runs), Giancarlo Stanton (13-for-39, 3 home runs in last 10 games).
Braves: Matt Olson (19 doubles, 1 triple, 12 home runs, 40 RBI), Austin Riley (13-for-35, 4 doubles, 4 home runs in last 10 games).
LAST 10 GAMES:
Yankees: 4-6, .218 batting average, 5.61 ERA, outscored by 7 runs.
Braves: 7-3, .267 batting average, 2.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs.
INJURIES:
Yankees:
– Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (groin)
– Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist)
– Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat)
– Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (tricep)
– Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat)
– Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf)
– Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (hip)
– Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow)
– JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow)
– Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
– Scott Effross: 60-Day IL (back)
Braves:
– AJ Smith-Shawver: 15-Day IL (oblique)
– Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow)
– Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow)
– Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow)
– Michael Harris II: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
– Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-Day IL (knee)
– Jimmy Herget: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
– Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)
– Alex Jordan Minter: 15-Day IL (hip)
– Angel Perdomo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
