Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/7/24, 8:57 AM  by Bill Christy | Modified on 6/7/24 at 9:26 AM in MLB Picks

The Yankees (45-19) are fresh off their 2nd straight series sweep and have won 8 games in a row. The pitching has been overachieving to this point in the season and the duo Juan Soto and Aaron Judge have been the catalysts to the offense. Soto leads the team average (.318) while Judge leads them in homeruns (21) and RBIs (54). As a team, they have been winning their games by an average of 3.5 runs over this current 8-game winning streak. They now host the Dodgers (39-35) in a 3-game series which could be a potential future World Series matchup. The Dodgers have won 7 of their last 9 and will be primed for this brand matchup. Trailing 2-1 in the 8th of their last game, they rallied for 4 runs and took the win in San Diego. While the Yankees have Soto and Judge, the Dodgers have a formidable tandem in Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts. Ohtani has an identical average to Soto but his homerun and RBI numbers are a tick lower than Judge. The Dodgers will have Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-2, 3.32) on the mound while the Yankees will counter with Cody Poteet (2-0, 2.45). This opener should set the tone for the rest of the short 3-game series.