Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+110) New York (-130)

The Atlanta Braves (70-46) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will compete against the New York Yankees (65-51). The moneyline on this game has the Braves at +110 and the Yankees are at -130. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Grant Holmes and Cam Schlittler.

Atlanta is slugging .421 and have been called out on strikes 930 times, while drawing a walk on 345 occasions. They have 548 runs batted in and 984 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .250. The Braves have recorded 183 doubles as a team and have knocked 157 balls out of the park. They have tallied 570 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are knocking in 4.9 runs per contest, which is 6th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Braves pitchers have surrendered 130 home runs in addition to 450 total runs (5th in baseball). Atlanta has surrendered 879 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) as well as 414 earned runs. The Braves have an ERA of 3.61 on the campaign (5th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 996 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 400 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.08 as a squad so far this year.

The Braves bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 70.6% and stepped onto the hill in 140 save situations. They have earned 36 saves on the season and have blown 15 of 51 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 runners so far this season with 22.2% of those players crossing home plate. Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 87 times as well as having 132 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have dispatched 373 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen have accumulated 85 holds this season (3rd in the league).

The Atlanta Braves have amassed 3,096 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 944 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them ranked 13th in the majors, and they have turned 93 double plays. The Braves have converted 71.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,288 innings on the field, ranking them 4th in baseball.

Holmes (13-14 career mark) has a FIP of 3.72 while he has faced 1,240 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 265 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 115 walks. His earned run average is 3.77 (122 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.305. Holmes has taken the hill for 291 frames and has tallied 285 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The New York Yankees have an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .231 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,061 occasions (5th in MLB) and have totaled 888 base hits. New York has knocked in 164 HRs this season to go along with 500 RBIs. The Yankees have a slugging percentage of .411 and they are recording 4.53 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have put up 172 two-baggers, while getting a free base 427 times as well as putting up 525 runs.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.185 in addition to having a FIP of 3.67 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (1,041 strikeouts against 357 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 870. They have conceded 114 homers and they concede 3.85 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The New York pitching staff have given up 443 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.32 (382 earned runs given up).

They rank 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.4%, and they have sent 391 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 140 occasions with runners on base. With 115 save situations, the Yankees have 61 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.7% of 203 inherited base runners.

The New York Yankees have turned 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in professional baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,022 assists, 61 errors and have amassed 3,107 putouts during this campaign. In 9,321 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (7th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Schlittler has given up 160 hits while he has accumulated 255 strikeouts in 212 innings pitched. Schlittler (14-9 career mark) is the owner of a 2.50 ERA and has conceded 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 59 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.046 and having a FIP of 2.5. His K/BB ratio is 4.11 and he has gone up against 859 hitters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+110)

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