Oakland Athletics (9-16, fourth in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (17-8, first in the AL East) New York; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Alex Wood (0-2, 7.89 ERA, 2.03 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (1-1, 3.41 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Yankees -254, Athletics +206; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Oakland Athletics. New York has a 17-8 record overall and an 8-4 record in home games. The Yankees have an 8-2 record in games decided by one run. Oakland is 9-16 overall and 5-7 on the road. The Athletics have gone 1-6 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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17 | 8 | .680 | 0.0 | |
16 | 8 | .667 | 0.5 | |
14 | 11 | .560 | 3.0 | |
13 | 12 | .520 | 4.0 | |
13 | 13 | .500 | 4.5 |