The New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves meet Sunday in MLB action at Truist Park. Here’s a Braves vs Yankees Prediction. This article will include a Braves vs Yankees Pick.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees are 54-44 on the year and play the Blue Jays, Phillies, and Rays next. The New York Yankees are batting .256 on the season, have a .336 OBP, and a .456 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees’ pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Aaron Judge leads the New York Yankees with 127 hits and 81 RBI, while Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt have combined for 197 hits and 92 RBI.
Marcus Stroman gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 1-1 with a 6.66 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. Stroman is 5-3 with a 2.82 ERA and 39 strikeouts in his career against the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves are 43-54 on the year and play the Giants, Rangers, and Royals next. The Atlanta Braves are batting .244 on the season, have a .317 OBP, and a .391 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves pitching staff has a 3.94 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Austin Riley leads the Atlanta Braves with 104 hits and 48 RBI, while Matt Olson and Ozzie Albies have combined for 189 hits and 101 RBI.
Grant Holmes gets the ball for the Atlanta Braves, and he is 4-8 with a 3.77 ERA and 119 strikeouts this season. This will be Holmes’ second career game against the New York Yankees.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Braves have won five of their last six games against the Yankees following a loss.
- The Yankees have lost five of their last six day games after playing the previous day.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 11 day games following a win.
- The favorites have covered the run line in seven of the last eight games between the Yankees and Braves.
- The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games at Truist Park.
- The Braves have led after 5 innings in each of their last six home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Yankees have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against National League opponents.
Why the New York Yankees will win
- The Braves have lost each of their last four games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Yankees have won seven of their last eight day games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last six games as underdogs after playing the previous day.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five home games after playing the previous day.
- The Braves have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last eight day games against AL East opponents.
- The Yankees have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Ozzie Albies has hit a home run in each of the Braves’ last three games against AL opponents.
- Jarred Kelenic has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 19 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Austin Riley has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with the Braves as favorites against AL opponents.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Marcus Stroman has recorded three or more strikeouts in 26 of his last 27 appearances with his team as an underdog against NL opponents.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 road appearances.
- Trent Grisham has hit a home run in each of his last two road appearances against the Braves after playing the previous day.
- Paul Goldschmidt has recorded a Double in four of his last five road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Aaron Judge ranks 1st in the league in Hits (127) this season.
Braves vs Yankees Prediction
I’m not excited to back Stroman and his limited sample size this season, but he has started to find his footing, which includes allowing six runs in his last 15 innings. Holmes has been solid this season with a 3.77 ERA and 1.30 WHIP, but he doesn’t get any run support, so it doesn’t matter. The Braves have scored one or fewer runs in five of Holmes’s last seven starts. That’s just not going to fly with a team like the Yankees on the other side. Give me the Yankees on Sunday.