The Yankees are listed as -155 MLB lines favorites and the over/under is 10.5.

The starting pitchers are AJ Burnett for New York and Jair Jurrjens for Atlanta.

This will be the first Grapefruit league start for Jurrjens who was suffering from an inflammation in his right shoulder early in camp. Burnett will be making his second start.

The Braves bats have been deadly so far in Grapefruit League action. The seven runs in their 7-6 win last night over the Mets was a little on the low side with four games so far scoring nine or more runs.

On the strength of their bats, the Braves are off to a 6-3 Grapefruit League record.

The Yankees are coming off of a 9-8 victory over Detroit and they have a 4-5 record overall in Grapefruit League play.

The big story for the Yankees is the pitching battle between Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes for the fifth spot in the rotation.

Yesterday against Detroit, Hughes got the upper-hand giving up just one run in 2 2/3 innings versus the six that Chamberlain gave up in 2 1/3 innings.

This has the potential to be a high-scoring game which would make a lot of over bettors happy.

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Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain look to be the leading candidates, but watch out for dark horses like Chad Gaudin and Alfredo Aceves.

The problem is that both Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain have looked best as set-up men.

I think both players will see some time in the rotation and end the season in the bull-pen where they can contribute the most to a repeat title.

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