Atlanta Braves (70-47, first in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (66-51, second in the AL East)
New York; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (7-4, 3.67 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.26 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 171 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -143, Braves +128; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Atlanta Braves looking to sweep their three-game series.
New York has a 29-25 record in home games and a 66-51 record overall. The Yankees are 42-13 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Atlanta has a 31-27 record in road games and a 70-47 record overall. The Braves have a 49-17 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia has a .282 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 20 doubles, five triples and 24 home runs. Jasson Dominguez is 9 for 41 with a home run and two RBIs over the last 10 games.
Michael Harris II leads the Braves with a .291 batting average, and has 24 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs, 17 walks and 66 RBIs. Mauricio Dubon is 13 for 36 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .196 batting average, 3.09 ERA, outscored by six runs
Braves: 8-2, .262 batting average, 2.42 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg)
Braves: Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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