Major league baseball on Tuesday night and we will see the Oakland A's travel to Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees in game 1 of their 3 game series. Free Pick to follow. First pitch is scheduled for a 7:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Oakland -114
New York +104
Over/ Under: 8 U -120
It looked like the A's were making a solid run at the division, but now they are back to playing mediocre ball as they have won just 4 of their last 10. They are in last place in the AL West and are 10.5 games behind the Astros, who lead the division. The Yanks had given up the division lead to Baltimore briefly, but they have taken it back by 1 game after winning 3 of their last 4 games. The Yanks have gone 23-15 at home, while the A's are 20-21 on the road.
The A's rank 8th in scoring (4.38 rpg), 8th in hitting (.260) and 18th in homers (70), while on the mound they are 7th in ERA (3.41) and 8th in WHIP (1.20). New York ranks 2nd in scoring (4.62 rpg), 14th in hitting (.254) and 3rd in homers (107), while on the mound they are 20th in ERA (4.01) and 17th in WHIP (1.28).
Getting the ball for the A's tonight will be Sonny Gray, who is 9-3 with a 2.09 ERA on the year, while on the road he has gone 6-1 with a 1.88 ERA. Sonny has gone 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA in 2 career starts vs the Yankees.
Taking the hill for the Yankees today will be Nathan Eovaldi, who is 8-2 on the year with a 4.52 ERA, while at home he has gone 4-0 with a 3.76 ERA in 7 starts. Nathan is 0-1 with a 5.60 ERA in 3 career starts vs the A's.
Pick: I will be taking the Under in this game. Both starters are coming in pitching very well of late, as Sonny Gray has a solid 1.88 ERA on the road this year, while Nathan Eovaldi comes in with a solid 2.08 ERA in his last 3 starts, while he has allowed 3 ERs or less in 7 of his last 8 starts. The A's come in struggling on offense as they have averaged just 3.1 rpg in their last 10 games, while the Yanks have struggled as well at the plate, having averaged just 2.9 rpg in their last 10 games. I am well aware that Nathan Eovaldi's games this year have been very high scoring, but with both offenses struggling and both starters in very good form, I just don't see this as being one of those high scoring game.
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