New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge made history with a home run in Tuesday’s game against the Tigers, passing Hall of Fame Yanks catcher Yogi Berra to move into fifth place on the team’s all-time home run list. Judge will look to keep it up on Wednesday, as will crafty Braves starter, Chris Sale.
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- Yankees OF Aaron Judge – 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Braves SP Chris Sale – 6.5 Strikeouts
- Astros OF Yordan Alvarez – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Orioles SP Tyler Wells – 15.5 Pitching Outs
Yankees OF Aaron Judge vs. Tigers Projection: 1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs
- Judge is 13-for-41 (.317) with a .491 OBP, 4 home runs, 5 RBIs, and 13 runs scored over his last 12 games.
- The Yankees’ slugger has 43 home runs and 114 runs scored, putting him within reach of finishing with at least 50 home runs and 120 runs scored in a season for the fourth time in his career.
- Judge has posted a 24.5% barrel rate and a 56.0% hard-hit rate in 2025.
- Starting for the Tigers will be righty Jack Flaherty, who has allowed 24 runs (23 earned) across 31 innings in his last six starts. During that span, he posted a 1.48 WHIP.
- Flaherty has allowed a 10.7% barrel rate this year, which is on pace to be the highest mark of his career.
Braves SP Chris Sale vs. Cubs Projection: 6.5 Strikeouts
- Sale has recorded at least 7 strikeouts in 10 of his last 11 starts.
- The nine-time All-Star has a 31.8% strikeout rate this season. For his career, he has a 30.7% strikeout rate.
- The Cubs are currently without star OF Kyle Tucker (calf), who was placed on the 10-day IL on Tuesday.
- Chicago has a .737 OPS versus left-handed pitchers, compared to a .749 OPS versus righties.
Astros OF Yordan Alvarez vs. Blue Jays Projection: 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Alvarez went 3-for-5 with a double against the Blue Jays in the first game of their series on Tuesday. That marked the fourth time over his last six games he's banged out at least 3 hits.
- Since being activated from the DL 13 games ago, the lefty slugger is 20-for-45 (.444) with a .536 OBP, 3 home runs, 9 RBIs, and 8 runs scored.
- While injuries have limited him to 42 games this season, he has the same number of walks (26) as he does strikeouts.
- Blue Jays SP Jose Berrios has a 5.31 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP across his last nine starts. During that stretch, he's surrendered 10 home runs across 42 1/3 innings.
Orioles SP Tyler Wells vs. Pirates Projection: 15.5 Pitching Outs
- Wells missed more than a year while recovering from a UCL injury.
- In his first start of the season last week, the righty threw 85 pitches and logged five innings against the Padres, posting 2 runs and 4 strikeouts.
- When Wells was on his rehab assignment, he recorded at least 17 outs in each of his final two outings. Combine that with his pitch count against the Padres, and it appears he won't face any restrictions on Wednesday.
- The Pirates have the fifth-worst OPS and have struck out the fifth-most times in baseball.
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With the playoff race taking center stage, two of the best sluggers in the American League in Judge and Alvarez are poised for productive evenings at the plate. On the pitching side of things, Sale will look to continue to rack up strikeouts against a Cubs team missing their best hitter.
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