The Oakland Athletics (8-27) are on the road to face the New York Yankees (18-17) at Yankee Stadium on Monday to open a three-game series. The Athletics are in the midst of a six-game road trip.
They won two out of three in their last series against the Royals, dropping the finale 5-1 on Sunday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Ramon Laureano was 1 for 4 with one RBI.
The Yankees are playing the first of seven games at home. They lost two of three against the Rays in their last series, dropping the finale 8-7 on Sunday at Tropicana Field. Harrison Bader went 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored three runs and had two RBIs.
Anthony Rizzo added a solo home run. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. In 2022, the Yankees won five of the seven games between the teams, although they split their most recent four-game series at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in August.
ON THE MOUND
JP Sears (0-2, 6.23 ERA) is slated for the start for Oakland. The southpaw threw six scoreless innings in his last start, a 7-2 road defeat against the Mariners on Wednesday. He gave up four hits while striking out seven and walking two in the no-decision.
Sears made one start against the Yankees in 2022, a 3-2 home loss on August 26. He surrendered three runs on eight hits over six innings, striking out three and walking four.
For New York, southpaw Nestor Cortes (3-2, 4.91 ERA) is on the mound. In his last start on April 30, Cortes took the loss on the road against the Rangers. He threw 4.2 innings and gave up seven runs on five hits, striking out seven and walking four in the 15-2 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
The Oakland offense is averaging 3.9 runs per game for the season, with a slash line of .232/.313/.382. Brent Rooker leads the team in OPS at 1.156.
The center fielder is slashing .330/.440/.716 with 10 home runs, 26 RBIs, and 17 runs over 28 games. Against left-handed pitchers like Cortes this season, the A’s have a .755 OPS.
Jesus Aguilar is the team’s best hitter against left-handers with a 1.357 OPS in 28 at-bats. New York is slashing .228/.298/.378 for the season and averaging 4.0 runs per game. Rizzo leads the team with ann .805 OPS.
The second baseman has six home runs, 15 RBIs, and 17 runs scored with a slash line of .282/.362/.444. The Yanks have a .663 OPS against left-handers in 2023. With a .919 OPS over 22 at-bats, Gleyber Torres has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Oakland is 5-12 away from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in 2023, scoring 4.8 runs per game while allowing 8.1 runs. New York has gone 11-8 at their home ballpark this season, averaging 3.7 runs per game while surrendering 3.2. New York is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings at Yankee Stadium with an average scoreline of 4.6-3.7.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Athletics are fifth in the AL West, 12 games behind the division-leading Rangers. The Yankees are fifth in the AL East, nine games behind the Rays.
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