Braves come into Yankee Stadium at 69-45, a game ahead of the Yankees at 64-51, so this one's got some late-summer bite even without playoff seeding on the line yet. No line posted, but the Yankees' bats have been getting into starters lately, so if Atlanta's rotation doesn't work deep into games this could turn into a bullpen game fast.

Watch the heart of the Yankees order against whatever southpaw Atlanta trots out, because a rough OBP night for the Braves' relief corps could mean early fireworks. Bold prediction: Yankees find a way to make this a walk-off, and the manager who blinks first on the pen loses it.