MLB Picks · July 19, 2026
Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees
Strong Lean🐶 Dog of the Day
Yankees ML
+108
70
/ 100
Starting Pitchers
Los Angeles Dodgers · Away
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP)
New York Yankees · Home
Cam Schlittler (RHP)
AI Analysis
Cam Schlittler has been exceptional in 2026 — ERA 2.05, WHIP 0.94, 137 K in 118.2 IP — giving the Yankees a genuine pitching edge at home against the more expensive Dodgers. Schlittler's numbers rival Yamamoto's (2.85/0.91) and represent strong value at +108. Ben Rice (.974 OPS, 29 HR, L14 .333) anchors a Yankees lineup hitting .246/.740 over the L10. Yamamoto is elite but LAD's offense has gone cold (3.4 R/G L5 vs 5.18 season average, OPS .586 L5), and Hernández is a notable cold spot. At +108 this is clear value on the home side.
Concerns
- •Yamamoto is still elite (2.85 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) — one of the best in the game
- •Dodgers overall team quality (62-36) is significantly superior
- •Several Yankees hitters are very cold — Goldschmidt (.064 L14), Wells (.108 L14), Rosario (.194 L14)
- •LAD's lineup still features Ohtani (.943 OPS), Freeman (.853), Muncy (.853)
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