The Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. Here’s an A’s vs Yankees prediction. This will be the first installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The A’s took on the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend and had some issues. Oakland lost 10-2 Friday then 6-3 in game two. On Sunday the Athletics took another loss 6-2 to finish on the wrong end of a sweep. Starter Ross Stripling finished with 5.0 innings, three earned, five hits and a walk.
For the Monday matchup the A’s will send out JP Sears in the starting role. This year over four starts Sears is 1-1 with a 4.35 ERA and nine Ks in 20.2 innings. Sears is 12-18 with a 4.35 ERA in his career over 53 games (47 starts). The A’s will meet the Orioles after this series.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
Over on the Yankees’ side, they split their first two weekend games with the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 (win) and 2-0 (loss). In the Sunday rubber match New York posted four runs in the fifth inning during a 5-4 win. Luis Gil went 5.2 innings in the start with two hits, three walks and nine Ks along the way.
As starting pitcher for the Monday matchup, New York is going with Carlos Rodon. This year Rodon has a 1-1 record with a 3.66 ERA in four starts. Over his MLB career Rodon is 60-55 with a 3.83 ERA in 170 games (165 starts).
New York Yankees Team Facts
- The Yankees have won each of their last nine home games against the Athletics following a home win.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last seven games against AL West opponents.
- The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Yankees have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against the Athletics at Yankee Stadium.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 11 games at Yankee Stadium following a road loss.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Athletics’ last five games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last seven games at Yankee Stadium against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games at Yankee Stadium against American League opponents that held a winning record.
A’s vs Yankees Prediction
I might take a stab on Oakland as a value play here. Sears had a bit of a bumpy outing versus Detroit early this month (5.2 innings; four earned) however he’s been very good since then. In his last pair Sears has a combined 11.1 innings with one earned on three hits and six walks.
On Sunday Oakland got a couple of sketchy pitching performances from Stripling and Mitch Spence (1.1 innings; two earned). The offense couldn’t find much success either; at least a couple of the big bats came up short. The A’s are going to need Sears to post a big outing—and get a few opportunistic runs—but I think they’ve got an outside shot at a win if all goes well.