New York Yankees at Miami Marlins 7/30/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the New York Yankkes open a three-game interleague series on the road against the Miami Marlins. New York improved to 53-47 following a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. New York has won two straight and three of the last four, but is 8 ½ games behind first place Boston in the American League East. The Yankees are expected to acquire slugger Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers prior to Friday’s game.

Aaron Judge is batting .282 to lead New York and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with 21, RBIs with 48 and on-base percentage at .375. Second baseman DJ LeMahieu is the leader in hits with 102. On Friday, the New York Yankees will send Jameson Taillon to the mound. The right-hander is 6-4 with an ERA of 4.36, 93 Ks and 29 BBs.

The Miami Marlins are 44-58 following an 8-7 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. The loss to Baltimore snapped a three-game winning streak for Miami, but the Marlins are last in the National League East, trailing the first place New York Mets by 11 games. The Marlins have the day off on Thursday. Miami has the fifth best team ERA in baseball at 3.55.

Jesus Aguilar is batting .268 to lead Miami and the first baseman has team highs in RBIs with 75, hits with 92 and on-base percentage at .332. Left fielder Adam Duvall is the leader in home runs with 22. On Friday, the Miami Marlins will send Zach Thompson to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with an ERA of 2.45, 36 Ks and 10 BBs.