Athletics vs. Yankees prediction, starting pitchers, & odds today, 5/8
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A new week in Major League Baseball is getting started with an 11-game slate on Monday. It includes the beginning of a three-game series between the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees in the Bronx. The Athletics are the worst team in baseball at 8-27, while the Yankees are over .500 at 18-17, but still find themselves in last place in the American League East, having lost six of their last nine games. Our experts have analyzed the odds for the series opener and are ready to bring you their Athletics vs. Yankees prediction.
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Oakland is sending left-hander JP Sears to the mound on Monday night. Sears is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in six appearances spanning 26.0 innings so far this season. The 27-year-old has been especially poor on the road, owning a 7.63 ERA in three such starts. Sears will be facing his former team today, as he spent the first half of his rookie season with the Yankees in 2022 before being traded to the Athletics.
New York is countering with a much more established arm in the form of Nestor Cortes. The 28-year-old is in his sixth MLB season (fourth with the Yankees in two different stints). Through six outings, he is 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA to go along with 35 strikeouts in 33.0 innings. Cortes has been stellar at Yankee Stadium, boasting a 2-0 home record and 3.00 home ERA.
As discussed above, the Yankees have a sizable advantage in the pitching department. Cortes has a strong track record in his own ballpark; in fact, he was even better at home last year with a 6-1 record, in addition to a sparkling 1.95 ERA.
Meanwhile, New York’s hitters are obviously quite familiar with Sears since he played for the team at the start of 2022. Such familiarity should only serve them well on Monday. Aaron Judge remains sidelined by a hip injury, but the Yankees’ have scored at least four runs in four of their last five games – including seven during Sunday’s extra-inning loss to the league-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
You can get the Yankees on the money line at -195, but for better value our experts’ best Athletics vs. Yankees prediction is the home team on the -1.5 run line at +110. This should be a multi-run victory for the Bronx Bombers with Cortes likely to get more than enough run support from the lineup.
If you want another Athletics vs. Yankees prediction, our experts like a player prop for New York left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. You can get him at -105 to go over 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs in Monday’s showdown against Oakland. Cabrera had two hits against Tampa Bay on Sunday while driving in one run. One of hits was a double and he actually reached base three times in total since he also walked once, so he is clearly seeing the ball well and should be confident at the plate heading into today’s game.
Speaking of seeing the ball well, Cabrera is 3-for-3 lifetime against Sears with a triple. Hitting shortly after DJ LeMahieu and Harrison Bader in the order, the switch-hitter should have plenty of opportunities to not only get a hit, but also drive in a run tonight.
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New York is a -195 favorite on the money line for Monday’s contest, while Oakland is a +165 underdog. That means a $19.50 bet on the Yankees returns $10 of profit if they pick up the win at Yankee Stadium. A $10 wager on the Athletics gets you $16.50 in winnings if they prevail. The game total, or over/under, is set at 8.5 runs, with the over priced at -105 and the under priced at -115 odds.
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