Tonight the Yankees will be going for the sweep against the Braves in Atlanta and with last night’s win they have now won 5 straight and are all alone in first place in the AL East. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Braves have now lost 3 straight and are now 4 games back of the red-hot Nationals in the NL East. MLB lines have the Braves as slight home favorites tonight with a run total of 8.<\/p>\n In yesterday’s game the Yankees beat the Braves 6-4.<\/p>\n This season the Yankees have an O\/U record of 25-35 and a run-line W\/L record of 32-29 and the Braves have an O\/U record of 32-27 with a run-line W\/L record of 28-34.<\/p>\n Alex Rodriguez was the hero of last night’s game with a grand slam and he has the most RBI of any player in interleague play.<\/p>\n Hiroki Kuroda (5-6, 3.46 ERA) takes the hill for the Yankees tonight and he was great in his last outing not giving up any earned runs in 7 innings in a win over the Mets. Tim Hudson (4-2, 3.83 ERA) goes for the Braves and he also had a great last start going 9 innings and not giving up any earned runs in a win over the Marlins.<\/p>\n Hudson has not pitched since June 5th because of bone spurs in his ankle and he is i1-3 with a 3.78 ERA in 10 career regular-season starts against the Yankees. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n He really has to be careful facing A-Rod, who is 14\/39 against him in his career with 3 HR. He also may want to pitch around Derek Jeter, who was 2\/5 last night and is hitting over .400 in his career against the Braves in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Hudson is 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his last 4 interleague starts in Atlanta.<\/p>\n Koruda is 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in his last 3 starts, but he was only 1-4 with a 2.10 ERA in 5 starts against the Braves when he was with the L.A. Dodgers.<\/p>\n The Braves have only scored 4 runs in 2 games facing the Yankees in this series.<\/p>\n The Braves could really use a win to boost their confidence and their next 9 games are against teams in the AL East including 2 3 game sets with the Yankees and Red Sox on the road.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this interleague game the Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 road games, 1-5 in Kuroda’s last 6 road starts, and they have an Under record of 7-3 in their last 10 games.<\/p>\n The Braves are 4-0 in their last 4 games as a home favorite, 4-1 in Hudson’s last 5 starts, and they have an Over record of 8-3 in their last 11 home games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7 PM EST Wednesday, June 13, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Yankees +100 \/ Braves -120 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 8 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n