It's Friday, July 18 and the Yankees (53-43) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (42-53). Spencer Strider is slated to start for Atlanta, while New York has yet to announce a starting pitcher.
New York lost the past two games to the Cubs, but won five prior to that for a 5-2 record over the past seven entering the All-Star break. The Yankees are 2.0 games back of the Blue Jays for the AL East lead and 1.0 game ahead of the Red Sox.
Atlanta had a disappointing start to the season and finished the first half with a 3-7 record over the last 10 games.