Dubon leads Braves against the Yankees after 4-hit game

Atlanta Braves (70-45, first in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (64-51, second in the AL East)

New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Tyler Mahle (3-9, 5.13 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (4-3, 3.12 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -159, Braves +134; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves play the New York Yankees after Mauricio Dubon had four hits on Thursday in an 11-3 win over the Marlins.

New York is 64-51 overall and 27-25 in home games. The Yankees are first in the AL with 164 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

Atlanta has a 31-25 record on the road and a 70-45 record overall. The Braves are 49-16 in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Garcia leads the Yankees with a .283 batting average, and has 20 doubles, five triples, 24 home runs, 17 walks and 78 RBI. Jasson Dominguez is 9 for 41 with a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.

Matt Olson leads the Braves with 61 extra base hits (29 doubles and 32 home runs). Ronald Acuna Jr. is 8 for 39 with four home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .197 batting average, 3.12 ERA, outscored by three runs

Braves: 8-2, .261 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg)

Braves: Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

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