The Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees meet in the finale of their three-game series in MLB action from Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Brewers Pushing For Sweep

The Milwaukee Brewers have had the upper hand so far in this series, winning the first two games following a 9-2 win in Saturday’s matchup. The win brought Milwaukee up to 79-62 on the year, still leading the NL Central. Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with 143 hits, in addition to 70 RBIs and a .274 batting average as well as a .363 OBP while Willy Adames comes in with a team-leading 24 home runs and 72 RBIs. William Contreras leads the Brewers with 33 doubles while Adames has the unfortunate distinction of leading the Brewers with 145 strikeouts this season. Corbin Burnes will start for the Brewers here and is 9-8 with a 3.63 ERA and 174 strikeouts this season.

Milwaukee Brewers Team Facts

– The Brewers have won each of their last 11 games against American League opponents.
– The Brewers have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as road underdogs.
– The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last three road games against American League opponents.
– The Brewers have led after 3 innings in each of their last nine Sunday games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
– The Brewers have led after 7 innings in five of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents.

Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts

– Willy Adames has hit a home run in three of the Brewers’ last four games against AL opponents.
– Willy Adames has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Brewers’ last seven games against AL opponents.
– William Contreras has scored at least one run in each of his last seven appearances against AL opponents.
– Corbin Burnes has recorded eight or more strikeouts in three of his four previous appearances against AL East opponents.
– Carlos Santana has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances with the Brewers as underdogs.
– William Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with the Brewers as underdogs.

Yankees Trying To Salvage A Win

The New York Yankees are looking to avoid the sweep after taking the loss to the Brewers in game two on Saturday. The loss dropped New York to 70-72 on the year, still sitting 9 games off the pace in the AL Wild Card race. Gleyber Torres leads the Yankees with 142 hits and a .272 batting average along with a .342 OBP and a team-leading 62 RBIs while Aaron Judge has a team-high 31 home runs and 58 RBIs so far this season. Torres also has a team-high 23 doubles while Anthony Volpe leads New York with 4 triples. Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees in this one and is 13-4 with a 2.90 ERA and 195 strikeouts this season.

New York Yankees Team Facts

– The Yankees have lost each of their last 10 day games after playing the previous day.
– The Yankees have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight day games against teams that held a winning record.
– The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last seven Sunday day games at Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

– Gleyber Torres has hit a home run in each of the Yankees’ last three Sunday games at Yankee Stadium.
– Gleyber Torres has scored at least one run in nine of his last 10 appearances.
– Gerrit Cole has recorded eight or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against the Brewers.
– Aaron Judge has recorded two or more total bases in eight of his last 10 appearances against NL Central opponents.
– Aaron Judge has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
– Gerrit Cole ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (2.90) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

– The New York Yankees ranks 30th in the league for doubles this season (181).
– The New York Yankees ranks 29th in the league for hits this season (1052).
– The Milwaukee Brewers ranks 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.230).
– The Milwaukee Brewers ranks 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (1076).

Chris’ Pick

I’m backing the Yankees here. New York has not looked good at all in the first two games of this series, but if the Yankees are going to have any hope at a miracle down the stretch of getting a Wild Card spot, they need to take advantage of spots like this with their ace on the hill. Burnes is Milwaukee’s ace as well, but he’s been wildly inconsistent at times this season and I just think that Cole gives the Yankees the edge here. Give me New York.