New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves 8/26/2020 Picks Predictions Previews

New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves 8/26/2020 Picks Predictions Previews
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The New York Yankees will be batting balls against the Atlanta Braves at the Truist Park in Cumberland on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 4:10 PM ET. New York comes into this match-up to snap a three-game losing streak. Meanwhile, Atlanta is still hot after winning five of their last seven assignments. New York, with a 16-9 standing and a .640 team percentage, are in 2nd place in the AL East Division and are in 4th place in the American League. The Braves are in 4th place in the American League, with a 16-12 standing and a team percentage of .571. The Braves are in 1st place over the Marlins in the NL East Division.

New York won six of their last 10 contests, but loses the last three in a row against Tampa Bay. DJ LeMahieu recorded 30 hits and eight RBIs in leading the Yankees. Luke Voit and Gio Urshela contributed a combined 43 hits and 38 RBIs in the losing effort. Gerrit Cole (4-0, 2.75 ERA, 44 Ks) will be climbing up the hill to start this game. In his career playing against Atlanta, Cole is 3-1 with a 3.19 ERA and 31 strikeouts,

New York Yankees vs Atlanta Braves Predictions 8/26/2020

Atlanta split their last 10 assignments, and lost the last one against Philadelphia. Dansby Swanson (36 hits, 16 RBIs) leads the Braves in offense. Freddie Freeman and Marcell Ozuna added a combined 57 hits and 36 RBIs. Atlanta will be sending Ian Anderson (17-21, 2.91 ERA, 451 Ks) to the mound for his major league debut start for the Braves.

The Yankees have starting Pitchers J. Paxton (forearm) and L. Severino (elbow), with Relief Pitchers T. Kahnle (elbow), L. Avilan (shoulder), and Z. Britton (hamstring) out of this game. Catcher K. Higashioka (oblique), Right Fielder G. Stanton (hamstring), Second Basemen D. LeMahieu (thumb) and G. Torres (hamstring) will be sitting on the bench today. The Braves posted 5 key players on their injured list. Starting Pitchers F. Hernandez (personal reasons), C. Hamels (triceps), and M. Soroka (Achilles) with Relief Pitchers J. Walker (shoulder), Second Baseman O. Albies (wrist) will not be seeing action in the field today.

New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves. The MLB Pick for this outing is New York Yankees -111. The Yankees are 16-6 SU in their last 22 outings on a Wednesday, 5-2 SU in their last 7 interleague contests and 1-4 SU in their last 5 match-ups on the road. The UNDER is 5-2-1 in New York’s last 8 assignments on a Wednesday. The Braves 9-1 SU in their last 10 interleague outings at home, 47-22 in their last 69 contests at home, and 5-2 SU in their last 7 games overall. The OVER is 4-1 in Atlanta’s last 5 match-ups overall. The prediction, the New York Yankees will win -111 to a score of 6-4.

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