BIG AL's WHITE-HOT MLB GAME OF THE WEEK!

At 7:15 pm, our selection is on the New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves.  With the Yankees having lost four straight series to the Dodgers (47-31), Royals (42-35), Red Sox (40-36), and Orioles (49-26), followed by a blow-out loss in the first game of this series against the 41-31 Braves, it begs the following question:  is the 2024 version of the boys in pinstripes just an average team which has benefited by beating up on sub-.500 teams through the first half?  We will find out some more this evening, as New York sends out veteran RH Marcus Stroman to face 41-year-old Charlie Morton.  At age 33, Stroman is having a resurgence of sorts with a 6-3 record and 3.08 ERA in just under 85 innings so far.  Stroman lost his last game at Fenway last Sunday.  But prior to that, he went 3-0 in four straight starts while the Yanks won all four of those -- and against pretty good teams in the Royals, Twins, Giants and Padres.  For his career, Stroman is 4-3 with a 2.61 ERA in eight regular season starts vs. Atlanta covering 38 innings.  Take the Yankees.  As always, good luck...Al McMordie.