The Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees meet Saturday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. Here’s a NY Yankees vs Atlanta Braves Prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Braves’ last series was against the Detroit Tigers. Atlanta performed pretty well in that set, winning all three games 2-1, 2-1 and 7-0. In the Friday opener matchup versus New York, the Braves posted 14 hits in an 8-1 victory. Chris Sale lasted 5.0 innings in the start with one earned on one hit and three walks.
In the starter role for the Braves on Saturday it’ll be Charlie Morton. This year Morton is 4-3 with a 3.91 ERA in 13 starts. He has 76 Ks in 73.2 innings total. Morton is 134-116 with a 4.00 career ERA in 366 games (365 starts).
New York Yankees Betting Preview
Over on the Yankees’ side, they had some trouble with the rival Baltimore Orioles this week. New York won 4-2 in the opener of that series, then lost 7-6 and 17-5 in the next pair. On Friday the Yankees had just three hits in the blowout defeat.
It’ll be Marcus Stroman in the starter role for the Yankees on Saturday. So far Stroman is 6-3 with a 3.08 ERA and 61 Ks in 84.2 innings across 15 starts. Stroman is 83-79 with a 3.62 ERA in 246 career games (238 starts).
Yankees vs Braves Pick Injury Notes
Yankees 2B Gleyber Torres (groin) reportedly did not suffer a serious injury Thursday versus the Orioles. CF Jasson Dominguez (oblique) will be out for up to eight weeks.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Giancarlo Stanton has recorded at least one Single in each of his last nine appearances.
- Marcus Stroman has recorded four or more strikeouts in five of his last six home appearances against NL East opponents.
- Aaron Judge has hit at least one home run in six of the Yankees’ last eight games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Giancarlo Stanton has recorded a Double in three of the Yankees’ last four games as favorites against NL East opponents.
- Aaron Judge has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Yankees’ last eight games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Yankees as favorites against NL opponents.
- Juan Soto has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances with the Yankees as favorites against NL opponents.
- Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in each of his last 11 appearances with the Yankees as home favorites.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Charlie Morton has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against AL East opponents.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six road appearances against the Yankees.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Braves’ last 13 games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one total base in each of the Braves’ last 13 games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Ozzie Albies has scored at least one run in eight of the Braves’ last nine games.
- Charlie Morton has recorded six or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine appearances against AL East opponents.
- Austin Riley has hit a home run in each of the Braves’ last four games against AL East opponents.
- Matt Olson has recorded at least one Single in each of the Braves’ last 11 night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
NY Yankees vs Atlanta Braves Prediction
I’ll take a stab on the Braves. Morton gave up four earned in 5.0 innings against the Nationals back on June 8, but he returned with a nice effort his last time up. Morton bagged a win over the Rays in that one with just one earned on three hits and two walks. As for Stroman, he’s struggled a bit lately with nine earned in 15.1 innings over his last three starts.
On Friday the Braves were up 8-1 after four innings as Carlos Rodon faded in the start. I like Atlanta to keep it up in game two.