Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees Prediction 8-14-23 MLB Picks
The New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves meet in game one of their three-game MLB interleague series from Truist Park on Monday. Who draws first blood? Let’s dive in and find out.
Yankees Collapse Against Marlins
The New York Yankees had a chance for a big series win over the Miami Marlins, but ended up blowing a 7-3 lead in the 9th inning on Sunday, falling 8-7 to Miami to drop to 60-58 on the year, sitting 13 games back in the AL East race at the bottom of the division and 5 games back in the AL Wild Card hunt. Gleyber Torres leads the Yankees with 119 hits, 49 RBIs and a .269 batting average along with a .337 OBP and Aaron Judge has a team-high 22 home runs so far this season. DJ LeMahieu also has a team-high 18 doubles, as does Torres, and Anthony Volpe has a team-high 3 triples. Clarke Schmidt will start for the Yankees and is 8-6 with a 4.23 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season.
New York Yankees Team Facts
- The Yankees have won each of their last three games as road underdogs against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Yankees have covered the run line nine of their last 10 night games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Yankees' last four night games.
Braves Fall Short Vs. Mets Sunday
The Atlanta Braves had a chance to complete the four-game sweep of the Mets with a win on Sunday but fell short in what ended up being a 7-6 win for the Mets on Sunday Night Baseball. The loss set the Braves back to 75-42 on the year, but the Braves still lead the NL East by 11 games. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 158 hits and a .337 batting average along with 54 stolen bases to lead MLB in that category. Acuna Jr. also has 26 homers and 71 RBIs while Matt Olson leads the Braves with 43 home runs and 107 RBIs this season. Ozzie Albies, Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley make up the other three Braves bats with 20+ HR so far this season. Max Fried will get the start for the Braves and is 3-1 with a 2.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts this season.
Atlanta Braves Team Facts
- The Braves have lost four of their last five games as favorites against AL East opponents.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line 14 of their last 16 home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Braves have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against AL East opponents.
- The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Braves' last three night games at Truist Park.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Matt Olson ranks 1st in the league in Home Runs (43) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Atlanta Braves ranks 1st in the league for runs scored this season (684).
- The Atlanta Braves ranks 1st in the league for home runs this season (227).
- The New York Yankees ranks 30th in the league for doubles this season (153).
- The New York Yankees ranks 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.232).
Chris’ Pick
I’m looking at the Braves here. I just can’t get there with the Yankees, as New York just once again found a new and disappointing way to lose on Sunday with the collapse against the Marlins in the bottom of the 9th. Atlanta lost to the Mets as well on Sunday, but the Braves were rolling offensively well before that, still have the best record in baseball and Max Fried looks like he hasn’t missed a beat since re-joining Atlanta’s rotation. I’ll back Atlanta at home here.
