Yankees vs Braves Prediction - MLB Picks 8/16/23

The New York Yankees will play the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their series on Wednesday night at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta has won the first two games in this series by scores of 11-3 and 5-0 and is running away with the NL East. New York has not played well so far this series and it really looks like their ninth inning collapse on Sunday to Miami may have been the knockout punch. 

Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees are 60-60 this season and they have lost four games in a row. Prior to this series, New York lost two out of three games to the Marlins on the road. The Yankees led Game 3 of the Miami series by a score of 7-2 in the eighth inning, but couldn’t close the door and lost 8-7. The New York pitching staff has a 4.06 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average this year. The Yankees offense has scored 514 runs with a .232 batting average and a .307 on base percentage. Gleyber Torres is batting .265 with 18 home runs and 49 RBI’s for the Yankees. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Randy Vasquez, who is 2-1 with a 1.89 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP over 19 innings pitched this season.

Braves Preview

The Atlanta Braves are 77-42 this season and they have won five of their last six games. Atlanta came into this series with plenty of momentum, as they took three out of four games against the Mets. The Atlanta offense has been rolling recently, out scoring their opponents by a total of 56-12 in their last six games. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.86 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored 700 runs with a .275 batting average and a .345 on base percentage this season. Ronald Acuna is batting .338 with 27 home runs and 73 RBI’s for the Braves. The projected starting pitcher for Atlanta is Charlie Morton, who is 11-10 with a 3.71 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP over 128.2 innings pitched this year.