Jesse Hahn (1-1, 3.38 ERA) and the Oakland Athletics (19-25) meet Michael Pineda (1-5, 6.60 ERA) and the New York Yankees (20-22) in the last of a four-game series at O.C. Coliseum. The Yankees won the last game 5-1, and New York can finish out the series sweep with a win in this game. The game starts at 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, May. 22 and will air on CSCA and YES.
In his most recent outing, Hahn pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs, striking out two and walking one in an 8-5 victory over the Rangers. The Yankees were unsuccessful the last time Pineda pitched. He struggled, going 5.0 innings, allowing five runs, striking out nine and walking one in a 5-3 loss to the Diamondbacks. Carlos Beltran (.268, 21 Rs, 9 HRs, 26 RBIs) has been doing well offensively for the Yankees, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
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Having scored one run in their last game, the Athletics are going to have to step it up if they want to win this matchup. The Yankees have a 5-1 record in games where opponents scored one run or less.
It looks like the Yankees have a slight leg up on the Athletics, as the Yankees have won their last four games while the Athletics have lost their last three.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 15-3. The Yankees have a 15-2 record when outhitting opponents.
Oakland and New York both rank near the bottom of the league in runs. Oakland sits at 21st with 169 runs this season and New York ranks 25th with 163.
Oakland and New York both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Oakland sits at 26th with an OPS of .684, and New York ranks 24th with an OPS of .690.
When the Yankees allow at least one home run, they are 13-17. When the Athletics allow one or more homers, they have an 8-20 record.
