The Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees will start a three-game series at Yankee Stadium tomorrow. First pitch from the Bronx is at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Oakland (8-26 SU and 15-19 RL) will start left-hander JP Sears on Monday. The 27-year-old is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in six outings this season. New York (18-16 SU and 17-17 RL) is turning to fellow lefty Nestor Cortes in game one. The 28-year-old is 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA in six starts.
The Yankees are -210 moneyline favorites and the game total is eight runs scored.
Is Oakland really worth watching? That's the question most baseball fans will ponder when their team takes on the Athletics in 2023.
Oakland averages 4.00 runs per game (24th) and hits .232 (25th) with a .694 OPS (20th). It's hit 37 home runs (16th) and stolen 37 bases (3rd) in 2023. CF Esteury Ruiz paces the team in hits (35), while LF Brent Rooker leads the club in batting average (.330), OBP (.440), homers (10), and RBI (26). The A's pitching staff has posted a 7.29 ERA (30th) and a 1.74 WHIP (30th) with five quality outings.
Ruiz is 2 cool ?? pic.twitter.com/yQOdV3UyCm
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) May 6, 2023
Sears gets the start tomorrow for the visitors. He pitched well in his last start, holding Seattle scoreless with seven Ks in six frames. It was a solid bounce-back performance following a rough outing against the Angels (six earned runs in 4.1 innings). Sears has a 34:8 K:BB ratio in 2023.