The Oakland Athletics (46-79) will host the New York Yankees (76-48), Thursday at 9:40 PM ET, in the first game of a four-game series.
The Yankees are heavily favored (-226 on the moneyline to win) when they square off against the Athletics (+186). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Jameson Taillon (11-4), and James Kaprielian (3-7) answering the bell for the Oakland Athletics.
The Yankees beat the Mets by a 4-2 score in their last game Thursday. Aaron Judge went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Clarke Schmidt picked up the win after throwing three innings without giving up an earned run on three hits.
The Athletics defeated the Marlins 3-2 yesterday. Chad Pinder went 1-for-4 with two RBI, and A.J. Puk got the win, throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out two.