Probable pitcher Severino for the Yankees recently called himself the worst pitcher in baseball. That hasn’t been the case in the recent past as he was an all-star once. But lately with a 13.50 ERA so far in August and an 11.22 ERA in July he has been horrendous. Add in a 2.15 WHIP over his last 3 and you have a recipe for lots of runs. Probable starter Elder for the Braves started out strong but has faltered as of late. His August ERA is 9.64 so far and his July ERA was 5.96. In his last 3 starts his WHIP has been 1.347 and his ERA has been 6.06.

At the plate the Braves lead the majors over the last 15 days and all season vs. RHP in avg. and OPS. The Yankees have been middle of the pack over the last 15 days but have some power at the plate that could cause Elder some grief. In their last 7 games the Yankees have averaged 4.9 runs for/9 innings and 5.6 runs against/9 innings which in and of itself could lead to a formidable total but when you look at the Braves 8.4 runs for/9 innings and 4.0 runs against/9 innings in their last 7, this could get ugly for the pitchers.

The Yankees have been 6-4 in their last 10 for overs and the Braves have been 8-2 for overs in their last 10. This could be a perfect storm for a runaway total.