Yankees and Brewers meet in season opener

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees

New York; Thursday, 3:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Freddy Peralta (0-0); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -153, Brewers +128; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees start the season at home against the Milwaukee Brewers.

New York went 94-68 overall and 44-37 in home games a season ago. The Yankees pitching staff put up a 3.75 ERA collectively last season while averaging 9.0 strikeouts and 3.3 walks per nine innings.

Milwaukee went 93-69 overall and 46-35 in road games last season. The Brewers pitching staff had a collective 3.65 ERA while averaging 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Yankees: JT Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (illness), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Brewers: D.L. Hall: 60-Day IL (lat), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.