New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers - June 1, 2025

Ah, Sunday fun day! It’s a showdown at Dodger Stadium as my beloved New York Yankees roll into town to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. As someone who bleeds Yankee pinstripes, you know I’ll be rocking my lucky jersey while keeping my fingers crossed for victory. Let’s break down what we can expect in this exciting matchup!

On the mound for the Yankees, we have Ryan Yarbrough taking the ball. He’s been solid this season with a record of 2-0 and an ERA sitting around 3.4. Not bad for a guy who’s been flying under the radar! With nearly 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, he certainly knows how to miss bats when it counts. If he can keep that strikeout rate up and avoid too much traffic on the bases, there’s every reason to believe he’ll give us a strong outing.

But let’s not underestimate his opponent – Yoshinobu Yamamoto is no slouch either. With a win-loss record of 6-3 and an impressive ERA of just 4.2, he’s proven himself as a capable pitcher in this league. The guy has nearly 9.2 strikeouts per game which shows he can handle pressure situations well; however, I’m convinced that if Yarbrough plays to his potential today, it could tilt things in our favor.

Now let’s look at how both teams stack up offensively because that might just dictate the outcome here! The Yankees are putting up an average of about 5.5 runs per game with an OBP slugging percentage north of 78%. The numbers show we’ve been pretty consistent at getting runners on base and driving them in—those RBIs are crucial!

On the flip side, the Dodgers are slightly ahead with about 5.6 runs scored per game and their batting average hovers around .258 which gives them a slight edge offensively too – though not by much! Their knack for hitting seems to be quite high given they also manage around 9 hits per game.

Let’s talk trends: The Yankees may have hit a rough patch going 1-5 against the spread recently but don’t sleep on them—they’ve gone 9-3 straight up in their last twelve games which speaks volumes about their resilience and ability to bounce back after tough outings like that disastrous loss earlier this week where they fell to L.A by… wait for it… an embarrassing scoreline of 18-2 (seriously?).

Meanwhile, those Dodgers are riding high with recent successes—they’ve won four out of their last five games straight up while showing some firepower offensively too!

As far as my prediction goes: I’m putting my faith firmly behind our Yankees today! We’re going under on total runs; I believe this one will tighten up into a pitching duel rather than another scoring bonanza like we saw previously.

So grab your snacks and buckle up folks because come Sunday afternoon, it’s going to be thrilling baseball filled with passion from yours truly! Let’s go Yankees—bring home that W!