The New York Yankees (2-0) will look to Aaron Judge (three-homer game last time out) to lead them in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers (0-2) Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET on YES and FDSWI. The Yankees are -147 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers.
New York’s Marcus Stroman and Milwaukee’s Aaron Civale have been named the starters for this contest.
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Yankees and Brewers Betting Trends (2024)
The Yankees went 82-60 in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 57.7% of those games).
When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -147 or shorter last year, New York had a record of 54-35 (60.7%).
The Brewers were underdogs 69 times last season and won 37, or 53.6%, of those games.
Last season, Milwaukee won nine of its 18 games, or 50%, when it was the underdog by at least +123 on the moneyline.
The Yankees combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 91 times last season for a 91-78-5 record against the over/under.
The Brewers and their opponents hit the over in 84 of their 165 games with a total last season.
Yankees Stats & Insights (2024)
Last season the Yankees scored the third-most runs in baseball (815 total, five per game).
The New York Yankees averaged 1.5 home runs per game last season and hit an MLB-high 237 home runs in total.
The Yankees had the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.248).
The club’s 8.2 strikeouts per game ranked 11th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Yankees had a collective nine K/9 last season, which ranked sixth in MLB.
New York had the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
Brewers Stats & Insights (2024)
The Brewers scored 777 runs last season, which ranked sixth in MLB.
Milwaukee ranked 16th in Major League Baseball with 177 home runs.
The Brewers had a team batting average of .248 last season, which ranked eighth among MLB teams.
Milwaukee ranked 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game at nine whiffs per contest.
The Brewers averaged the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the big leagues last season.
Milwaukee pitched to a 3.65 ERA last season, which ranked fifth in baseball.
Yankees Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Stroman starts for the first time this season for the Yankees.
Judge hit 58 home runs last season, drove in 144 runs and posted a .322 batting average.
Cody Bellinger hit .266 with an OBP of .325 and a slugging percentage of .426.
Jazz Chisholm finished with a .256 average, 24 home runs and 73 RBI last season.
Anthony Volpe collected 155 hits, posted an OBP of .293 and a .364 SLG.
Brewers Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
The Brewers will send Civale to the mound for his first start this season.
William Contreras put up a batting average of .281 with 92 runs batted in last season.
Jackson Chourio had 29 doubles, four triples, 21 home runs and 39 walks while hitting .275.
Brice Turang hit .254 last season with 24 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 50 walks.
Joey Ortiz had 25 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .239.
Yankees and Brewers Injuries
Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10 Day IL (Elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Calf), Clayton Beeter: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Scott Effross: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Clarke Schmidt: 15 Day IL (Rotator cuff), JT Brubaker: 15 Day IL (Ribs), Ian Hamilton: 15 Day IL (Illness), Gerrit Cole: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Gil: 60 Day IL (Back), Jake Cousins: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Brewers: Blake Perkins: 10 Day IL (Shin), Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Tobias Myers: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Illness), Robert Gasser: 60 Day IL (Elbow), D.L. Hall: 60 Day IL (Lat)
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