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SportsLine's model simulated Los Angeles vs. Milwaukee 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at American Family Field

The Yankees take the field having won just three of their last ten games. As a result, they have fallen into second place in the American League East sitting 3.5 games behind the Blue Jays. The Mariners have won three in a row to climb to within 6.

The first of those 12 tests was a blowout loss, with Cal Raleigh providing the only highlight. An inning after watching Aaron Judge hit his 34th homer of the season, Raleigh clubbed his 36th of the season in the eighth inning to set a new franchise mark for the most homers before the All-Star break, passing Ken Griffey Jr.’s 35 homers in 1998.

Raleigh is three homers away from matching Barry Bonds’ overall record of 39 homers before an All-Star break, which the former San Francisco Giants slugger set in 2001.

With the July 31 trade deadline just a few weeks away and the Yankees not playing their best baseball lately, the team’s most pressing needs are obvious. When it comes to position players, acquiring a third baseman should be at the top of their list,

With the MLB trade deadline just weeks away, the New York Yankees’ lengthy search for a much-needed, yet elusive, third baseman should be coming to a close.

The Yankees don't have a great minor-league system, but there are two prospects who they should not deal at the trade deadline.