Yankees vs Athletics Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 5/8/23

The Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Oakland Athletics have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Athletics have won 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 36 hits and 16 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers have combined for 51 hits and 43 RBI. JP Sears gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA and 34 strikeouts this season. This will be Sears’ second career game against the Yankees.

The New York Yankees have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Yankees have won 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Anthony Rizzo leads the Yankees with 36 hits and 15 RBI, while DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres have combined for 60 hits and 26 RBI. Nestor Cortes gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Cortes is 0-1 with a 4.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.

The Athletics are 19-42 in their last 61 road games and 19-48 in their last 67 overall. The Yankees are 67-32 in their last 99 home games and 1-8 in their last 9 during game 1 of a series. The over is 13-5 in Athletics last 18 road games. The under is 37-17-1 in Yankees last 55 overall. The Athletics are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in New York and 2-5 in the last 7 meetings.

I’m not running to the window to back the A’s or JP Sears, but the Yankees aren’t playing much better, the offense has been a no show and Nestor Cortes is off to a rough start. Still, I’m siding with the Yankees and the RL for max betting value. The Yankees can’t blow games like this at home if they’re going to gain ground in the standings. They just can’t. It’s Yankees or pass.