Milwaukee at New York

New York lost Juan Soto to the Mets and Gerrit Cole to an injury, but the Yankees still have a formidable lineup and they acquired one of the top relief pitchers in Devin Williams, who has only 10 blown saves in the regular season since 2020. Carlos Rodon gets the Opening Day start, and he comes off a decent season when he went 16-9 with a 1.22 WHIP and 195 strikeouts bouncing back after an injury-filled 2023 season. Rodon is 1-1 with a 2.65 ERA in four appearances against Milwaukee in his career. Freddy Peralta was 11-9 with a 3.68 ERA for the Brewers last year. The five Yankee hitters who have faced him are batting .288 with a .627 slugging percentage in 59 at-bats, including Cody Bellinger (5-for-12) and Paul Goldschmidt (9-for-33). Take the Yankees.