Yankees visit the Braves to start the 3-game series

New York Yankees (53-43, second in Al East) against Atlanta Braves (42-53, fourth in the NL Ost)

Atlanta; Friday, 7:15 p.m. Edt

Pitching Probables: Yankees: TBD; Braves: Spencer Strider (3-7, 3.94 ERA, 1.17 whip, 74 strikeouts)

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Betmgm Sportsbook Line: Yankees -110, Braves -109; About/lower is 8 1/2 runs

Conclusion: The Atlanta Braves will hold the New York Yankees on Friday to start a series with three games.

Atlanta has a 24-22 record at home and a 42-53 record in total. The Braves have the 10th Team Sluggening Problem in the NL at 0.388.

New York gave 23-24 in Road Games and a total of 53-43. The Yankees have the top team -Slugging percentage in the MLB game at 0.455.

The teams meet for the first time this season on Friday.

Top performers: Marcell Ozuna has 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 42 RBIs, while he reaches 0.239 for the good. Austin Riley is 13 for 41 with five doubles and two Homeruns in the last 10 games.

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Aaron Judge has 24 doubles, two three and 35 homes for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger is 16 for 40 with three double and four homes in the last 10 games.

Last 10 games: Braves: 3-7, .231 impact average, 4.99 ERA, enforced by 11 runs

Yankees: 5-5, .275 impact average, 5.22 ERA, exceeded the opponents by eight runs

Injuries: Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (Abdomen), Spencer Schweenbach: 60-Day IL (Elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (RIB), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (Calf/Elbow), Reynaldo Lopez IL (Shoulder), Joe Jimenez IL (knee)

Yankees: Max Fried: Day-to-Day (finger), Mark Head JR.: 15-Day IL (Fubular), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (Foreum), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day Il (Oblique), Ryan Yarbrelyh: 15-Day Il (Oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (Ankle), Yerry de los) Santos: 15-day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-day il (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-day il (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-day il (back)

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The Associated Press has created this story with the help of technology, which was provided by SCRIVE and Data Data by Sportradar.

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