Yankees vs. Athletics Thursday MLB injury report, odds: Giancarlo Stanton set to return for New York

Giancarlo Stanton is set to return from injury and play for the Yankees against Oakland. The team is 25-19 without him this year. Jameson Taillon will start for Oakland against Stanton. Taillon has a 5.32 ERA in August. The Yankees are 7-14 in the month of August and are averaging 3.33 runs per game. They have been held to four or fewer runs in 13 of their past 15 games. New York won three games in a row. It was in trouble before.