Sean Manaea (1-1, 7.91 ERA) and the Oakland Athletics (19-24) go up against Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 3.51 ERA) and the New York Yankees (19-22) in the third of a four-game series at O.C. Coliseum. The Yankees won the last game 8-3, and New York leads the series 2-0. The game starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 21 and will air on CSCA and YES.
In his most recent outing, Manaea pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run, striking out three and walking one in a 3-1 victory over the Rangers. Danny Valencia (.348, 14 Rs, 6 HRs, 14 RBIs) went 1 for 4 yesterday. The Yankees were also victorious the last time Tanaka pitched. He did not do well, pitching 5.0 innings, allowing four runs, striking out seven and walking three in a 7-5 victory over the White Sox. Carlos Beltran (.262, 20 Rs, 9 HRs, 25 RBIs) has been doing well offensively for the Yankees, going 3 for 5 yesterday with three RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, New York is 10-10, while Oakland is 7-10.
The Yankees are coming into this game after allowing one walk during their last outing. The Athletics have a 5-11 record when opponents give up one walk or less.
When they are outhit, the Athletics are 3-20. The Yankees have a 4-19 record when opponents outhit them.
New York ranks in the bottom half of the league at 18th when it comes to home runs, hitting 40 this season. Oakland ranks in the top half with 48.
Ranking 29th, Oakland is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 100 this season. New York ranks in the bottom half at 16th with 128.
When the Athletics hit at least one home run, they are 15-12, well-matched with the Yankees who are 14-12 when hitting one or more homers.
