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The Oakland A’s (9-14) and New York Yankees (15-8) play the 2nd game of a 4-game series Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the A’s vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: A’s lead 1-0 after 2-0 victory Monday afternoon
Former Yankees LHP JP Sears delivered 6 scoreless innings Monday for Oakland, which was swept in 3 games by the Cleveland Guardians this past weekend. RHP Mason Miller is now 5 for 5 in save opportunities after absolutely gassing the heart of the Yankees lineup in the series opener.
With Monday’s loss, the Yankees are 3-5 in their last 8 games. New York got off on the wrong foot immediately Monday, as manager Aaron Boone was unnecessarily ejected 2 batters in after umpire Hunter Wendelstedt heard a fan shouting and thought it was the Yankees skipper.
A’s at Yankees projected starters
RHP Paul Blackburn vs. RHP Marcus Stroman
Blackburn (2-0, 1.08 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.00 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 6.5 K/9 in 25 innings.
- Last outing: Win, 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 7 K in 6-3 home victory vs. St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday
- A’s are 4-0 in his starts this season
- 2023 vs. Yankees: Win, 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 1 start, a 2-1 home victory June 27
- Career vs. Yankees: 1-0, 2.35 ERA (15 1/3 IP, 4 ER) in 3 starts
Stroman (1-1, 2.42 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.16 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 in 22 1/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K in 6-4 victory at Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday
- 2023 vs. A’s: No-decision, 6 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 1 start, a 4-0 road victory with Chicago Cubs April 18
- Career vs. A’s: 1-1, 3.61 ERA (42 1/3 IP, 17 ER) in 7 starts
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A’s at Yankees odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): A’s +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Yankees -215 (bet $215 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): A’s +1.5 (-120) | Yankees -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -122 | U: +100)
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A’s at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 4, A’s 3
Moneyline
PASS.
This is way too much juice to lay over 2 dollars on the Yankees (-215) by themselves. If anything, I would rather take a shot on Oakland at a nice plus price given Blackburn’s career success vs. New York.
It’s still tough to take a shot on the A’s though, as their best reliever in Miller could get the day off after his 14-pitch, 3-K outing Monday.
Run line
BET A’S +1.5 (-120).
I would personally rather take a run and a half, especially since Blackburn is coming off a 5-walk outing, the most he has had in a start since May 2022.
New York leads the majors in BB% vs. RHP (11.7%), but only 5 teams have fewer infield hits than the Yankees so far this year (8), and just 3 squads have grounded into more double plays (15) vs RHP.
The Bronx Bombers should avenge Monday’s loss, but Oakland will certainly provide a challenge once again.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 7.5 (+100).
The A’s have been the worst infield hitting team (3.0%) in the AL and possess the 2nd-lowest OBP vs. RHP (.277) along with the 2nd-highest strikeout percentage (27.8%).
Stroman should find even more success than Blackburn, considering he has the best GB% in the AL (60.7%). Plus, both of these bullpens are top 6 in ERA in the AL, so offense should be scarce once again at Yankee Stadium.
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