Yankees and Braves meet to decide series winner

Associated Press

Atlanta Braves (42-32, second in the NL East) at New York Yankees (52-27, first in the AL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried (6-3, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (4-5, 3.36 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTS BOOK: LINE Braves -112, Yankees -108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves look for a series win with a win on Sunday.

New York is 24-13 at home and 52-27 overall. The Yankees are second in the majors with 115 total home runs, an average of 1.5 per game.

Atlanta is 18-19 on the road and 42-32 overall. The Braves are 24-7 in games where they have not allowed a home run.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams have met this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 28 home runs while hitting .692. Giancarlo Stanton is 14-for-37 with a double, three homers and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 37 extra-base hits (16 doubles and 21 home runs). Austin Riley is 14-for-35 with four doubles, four homers and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .220 batting average, 5.82 ERA, led by 11 runs

Braves: 7-3, .266 batting average, 3.17 ERA, opponents scored by 21 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: Everyday (hamstring), Anthony Rizzo: 60 day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60 day IL (lat), Cody Poteet: 15 day IL (triceps), Ian Hamilton: 15 day IL days (lat), Jon Berti: 60 day IL (calf), Nick Burdi: 15 day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: IL 60 days (elbow), Scott Effross: IL 60 days (back)

Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 15-day IL (oblique), Spencer Strider: 60-day IL (elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 15-day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60-day IL (elbow), Michael Harris II: 10-day IL (hamstring), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60-day IL (knee), Jimmy Herget: 15-day IL (shoulder), Tyler Matzek: 60-day IL (elbow), Alex Jordan Minter : 15 -Day IL (hip), Angel Perdomo: 60 days IL (elbow)

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