New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies

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Ryan Weathers (3-7, 4.40) gets the ball for the Yankees Saturday, and he's coming off a rocky-then-solid outing against Pittsburgh where he battled through a pitch-tipping issue mid-start before settling in. The Phillies haven't named their starter yet, which tracks with how patchwork their rotation planning has been behind Cristopher Sanchez and Zack Wheeler lately.

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Yankees(57-45)

WLPWW

3

-1.5+141-115o8.5-125

Phillies(56-47)

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1

+1.5-144+113u8.5+125

Best BetYankees -126

Pregame

New York's still the pick here even shorthanded, because Philadelphia's bullpen behind Kerkering remains the shakiest link on either roster and that matters in a game the Phillies still haven't named a starter for. The Yankees have found ways to win with a patchwork lineup all month, and that depth-over-name-brand formula travels fine on the road. Backing New York to win outright is the play even with Judge and Stanton both out.

Philadelphia's bigger story isn't who's on the mound, it's who's answering to interim manager Don Mattingly. He took over in late April after Rob Thomson got fired following a 9-19 start, and since then the Phillies have clawed all the way back into the NL East picture. The bullpen behind Orion Kerkering is still shaky, but the offense has been live enough to cover for it, including a 10-run outburst against the Dodgers last week.

Ryan Weathers

(5-7)·3.79 ERA

Jul 20 vs Pirates

ND

4.2IP

5ER

5K

2BB

99P

07/25 Lineup

Tim Mayza

(3-3)·3.54 ERA

Jun 27 @ Mets

ND

1.1IP

0ER

1K

0BB

26P

07/25 Lineup

The Yankees, meanwhile, are trying to hold serve without Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, who are both out until at least August. New York's lineup has scraped by on depth and has actually gone 12-13 since Judge went down, good enough to stay within a few games of first place but nowhere near their ceiling. First pitch Saturday is set for 6:05 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park.

New York Yankees

(57-45)

Jul 22Wvs Pirates2-0

Jul 22Lvs Pirates3-5

Jul 21Pvs Pirates0-0

Jul 20Wvs Pirates8-5

Jul 19Wvs Dodgers2-1

Philadelphia Phillies

(56-47)

Jul 22Lvs Dodgers5-9

Jul 21Lvs Dodgers1-2

Jul 20Wvs Dodgers10-7

Jul 19Lvs Mets1-6

Jul 18Wvs Mets6-1

Neither club is playing its best baseball right now. New York split its last homestand against Pittsburgh, needed extra innings to salvage a series and dropped a game to a last-place team. Philadelphia has lost 3 of its last 5, including back-to-back defeats to the Dodgers, and the offense went quiet in the finale. Both teams look more vulnerable than their season records suggest.

New York Yankees

(4)

• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Monday that Stanton has "no timeline" to start a minor-league rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) received a second round of injections after throwing about 10 pitches off a mound Friday and could progress to a full bullpen session this week, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that a specialist determined that Judge (ribs) is not yet ready to resume baseball activities, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) will throw live batting practice Saturday, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.07/17

Philadelphia Phillies

(7)

• Day-To-DayRafael Marchan (C) — Marchan will start at catcher and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.07/23
• 10-Day-ILGarrett Stubbs (C) — The Phillies placed Stubbs on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to July 18, due to left wrist inflammation, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILBrad Keller (RP) — The Phillies placed Keller on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a torn UCL in his right elbow.07/16
• 15-Day-ILTanner Banks (RP) — The Phillies placed Banks on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left forearm strain.07/09
• 15-Day-ILLou Trivino (RP) — The Phillies selected Trivino's contract from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Tuesday.07/08
• 60-Day-ILJohan Rojas (CF) — Rojas (suspension) underwent surgery Friday to repair the UCL in his right elbow and will face an expected recovery timeline of 6-to-8 months, Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILAdolis Garcia (RF) — The Phillies announced that Garcia underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a torn right lat, Lochlahn March of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.06/24

The injury list is where this game actually gets decided. New York is without Judge, Stanton, Carlos Rodon and Clarke Schmidt, stripping the lineup and rotation depth at the same time. Philadelphia's issues are smaller in scale but real: both catchers, Garrett Stubbs and Rafael Marchan, have been banged up, and the bullpen is already down two arms in Brad Keller and Tanner Banks. A first-ever meeting between these two this season, with both sides limping a bit into it.