Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees

New York's offense is third in runs scored, No. 1 in on-base percentage, and No. 1 in slugging after beating Atlanta yesterday, 12-9. Marcus Stroman has thrown well since resting his knee for over two months. In three starts, he's allowed six runs in 15 innings with the Yankees going 2-1. Atlanta's offense is 21st in runs scored, 16th in on-base percentage, 27th in steals, and 20th in slugging. Starter Grant Holmes walks a lot of batters (50 in 105 innings), and the team is 4-10 in his last 14 starts. He allowed 11 base runners in three innings in his last start (five runs). The Braves are on a 6-13 slide, so back the visitors. Play New York.

The New York Yankees' pitching staff is depleted. They came out of the all-star break after 4 days' rest last night and had to start a bullpen pitcher, as they had no healthy starters. Schmidt, Gil, Fried, Yarbrough, and several bullpen members are on the IL. The Yankees send Will Warren to the mound, and he has had some very shaky outings. Atlanta turns to Joey Wentz, and that is a problem for the Yankees. They have a history of not faring well against a pitcher they have not seen, and for the season, the Yankees are just 11-11 against left-handed starters. The Yankees are 5-13 on the season in games with a line from -125 to +125. I like Atlanta in this one.

Atlanta continues a disappointing season filled with debilitating injuries, especially in the starting rotation. The Braves are mired in fifth place in the NL East, and they have lost seven of 10. Spencer Strider is 3-7, and six of his past seven starts have gone UNDER as the Braves haven't scored a lot of runs for him in many of those games. Strider's past five interleague starts have stayed UNDER, and Atlanta is 0-5 in his past five starts following a loss in its previous game. New York has won five of seven overall, and it has won five straight versus right-handed starters. The Yankees have won four straight after an off day. New York is 52-42 UNDER and Atlanta is 50-39 UNDER this season. Take the Yankees on the runline and the UNDER.