In this article, we will formulate a NY Yankees vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, April 23rd at Yankee Stadium.
Oakland Coming Off Big Win
Oakland faced off against the Yankees on Monday and the pitching was dominant. JP Sears went six innings giving up three hits. Oakland on the season is averaging 2.86 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.55 runs per game. The offense is ranked 29th in the league while the pitching is ranked 28th. The offense for this team is just not very talented and that has led to some major issues. They are averaging 1.0 home runs per game which is 13th in baseball. Getting the start for the A’s will be Paul Blackburn who sits with a 2-0 record and an ERA of 1.08. In his last start against the St. Louis Cardinals, he went 5.2 innings giving up six hits and three runs. Two starts ago against the Washington Nationals, he went 6.1 innings giving up five hits and zero runs.
Yankees Offense Looks to Bounce Back
If the Yankees want to win the AL East, they can’t be losing games like they did on Monday. On Monday the Yankees only gave up four hits but their offense only managed three hits and that led to the defeat. The Yankees are averaging 4.54 runs while their pitching is giving up 3.59 runs per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league while the pitching is ranked 3rd. Juan Soto has been dominant so far this season hitting five home runs and driving in 20 RBIs. Marcus Stroman is getting the start for the Yankees and coming into this game they sit with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 2.42. In his last start against the Blue Jays hitting 5.1 innings giving up six hits and two runs and two earned runs.
New York Yankees Team Facts
- The Yankees have lost each of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last nine games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Yankees have led after 7 innings in each of their last five night games against AL West opponents.
- The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The Athletics have lost 10 of their last 11 night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight night games following a win.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six road night games.
NY Yankees vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Stroman sits with an ERA of 2.42 and I trust him here against an Oakland offense that has been awful all season. Oakland is averaging 2.86 runs per game and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Blackburn sits with an ERA of 1.08 and he’s going to really lock down the Yankees here. Both offenses are going to really struggle here, and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to be lower scoring. Back the under to cash here with ease. There were only two runs scored on Monday and it wouldn’t shock me if Tuesday’s game finished with only two runs.