The Oakland Athletics will head east to face off against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. NBC Sports – California is in line to televise this AL matchup and the action gets going at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees Odds
The Yankees are 26-11 SU and 21-15 ATS. The team has gained 10.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.8 units against the spread (ATS). New York has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total went over in four of those seven. The Athletics are 18-19 SU and have gone 16-21 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 0.0 units for moneyline gamblers over the early portions of the season, but have lost 8.1 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven.
Yankees games have had an over/under record of 21-14-1 so far in 2018. Oakland has an over/under record of 18-17-2.
Right-hander Kendall Graveman will get the start for Oakland. Graveman is 0-5 with an 8.89 ERA and 23 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Yankees this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Yankees are sending righty Sonny Gray (2-2, 6.00 ERA) to the mound. Gray has 30 strikeouts and 21 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.76. Gray did not record a start against the Athletics in 2017.
Oakland’s pitching staff allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starters own a 4.51 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 7.75 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.03, along with a K-per-9 of 7.77.
Athletics hitters have slashed .247/.321/.415 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2018, including 2.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 1.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Oakland’s offensive production been led by Jed Lowrie and Mark Canha. Lowrie is slashing .338/.400/.579 with eight home runs, 32 RBIs and 16 runs scored, while Canha has a .275 average with five homers, 13 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 3.52, a WHIP of 1.14 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.8. The bullpen has a 3.47 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 12.8 K/9.
New York’s hitters are putting up 5.8 runs per outing, including 5.0 per game over its last 10 games and 5.6 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .217/.331/.368 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Right fielder Aaron Judge and shortstop Didi Gregorius have led the Yankees’ offense so far. Judge is slashing .311/.440/.578 with nine home runs, 28 RBIs and 29 runs scored, and the line for Gregorius stands at .280/.369/.598 with 10 homers, 31 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
Compared to his total season slash line of .284/.422/.627, Judge enjoyed batting against righty pitching at home in 2017, slashing .318/.424/.771 over 257 such plate appearances.
The Athletics have lost 0.2 units and are 8-14 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 13 of those games, compared to nine that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Yankees have netted 5.9 units and are 15-10 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 16 of those games, compared to eight that went under the total.
Oakland Athletics at New York Yankees MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – UNDER
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New York has recorded 19.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.8 over its last five.
The Athletics have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Yankees have hit 10 over their last 10.
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