New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics Pick Yankees vs. Athletics Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 8

MLB Odds and Predictions

The New York Yankees (17-16) host the Oakland Athletics (7-26) on Monday at 6:05 pm EST. Nestor Cortes will get the start for the Yankees vs. John Patrick Sears for the Athletics in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 6:05 pm EST at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are listed as null while the Athletics have 100 to win.

Yankees vs Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Yankees vs Athletics Game Info

• The Yankees probable starting pitcher: Nestor Cortes
• The Athletics probable starting pitcher: John Patrick Sears
• Game Day: May 8
• Game Time: 6:05 pm EST
• Location: Bronx, NY
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees vs Athletics Pitching Matchup

Yankees’ Starting Pitcher Nestor Cortes

• Cortes makes the start for the Yankees, his 4th of the season.
  He is (0 – 2) with a 4.765 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 192 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Nationals
  the Right handed went null,
  allowing 1 earned runs while surrendering 3 hits.
• The 29-year-old has put up a 4.765 ERA, WHIP (1.0588) and 11 strikeouts across 3 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Cortes enters this outing with 3 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Athletics offense with 119 runs while batting .225 as a squad. They have a collective 0.366 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 34 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.

Athletics Starting Pitcher John Patrick Sears

• Athletics’ Sears (0 – 1) will make his 5th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Nationals , giving up 3 while allowing 6.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.192 ERA and 18 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.4423 in 5 games this season.
• John Patrick Sears has had 4 starts so far this season.
• Sears will look for the 5th start in a row.
• The Athletics have scored 119 total runs in MLB. They are batting .225 for the season with 34 home runs and 115 RBIs in the league.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 33 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Athletics have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Gleyber Torres is leading the Yankees with 16 hits this season while batting .236 with 10 RBIs. He currently has 4 home runs and Walks with an 0.339 OBP this season.
• Aaron Judge is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .350. In 16 games this season he has 9 hits and an 0.447 OBP this season.
• Leading the Yankees in runs batted is Aaron Judge with 7 in 16 games this season. He’s also batting .350 on the year with 9 hits and 2 home runs.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ryan Noda is leading the Athletics with 17 this season while batting .219 with 6 RBIs. He currently has 3 home runs and Walks with an 0.38 OBP this season.
• Esteury Ruiz is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .326. In 18 games this season he has 11 hits and an 0.411 OBP this season.
• Leading the Athletics in runs batted in this season is Esteury Ruiz with 17 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .326 on the year with 11 hits and 2 home runs.