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A’s get back on winning track rout the Rangers 13-6

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Oakland A’s Elvis Andrus forearm bashes with Matt Chapman (26) after Chapman hits a first inning home run against the Texas Rangers on Tue Jun 22, 2021 in Arlington (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Oakland A’s (45-30) snapped a three-game losing streak as they routed the Texas Rangers (26-47) 13-6. The A’s sent lefty Cole Irvin to the hill Tuesday night. Irvin pitched well for the first four innings of the game. Things went south for him in the fifth.

The Rangers, trailing 9-0 at the point in the game, put four on the board to make it 9-4. Irvin started the rally by hitting the Rangers’ second Baseman, Nick Solak, with a pitch. Four hits and an error by Mark Canha in left field followed. Texas sent nine men to the plate in the inning. Irin was done for the night.

The Rangers decided to go with their bullpen to start the game. Rangers’ skipper Chris Woodward started lefty Taylor Hearn. The decision did not work out well for Texas. Hearn walked the A’s leadoff hitter Mark Canha. The next hitter, Matt Chapman, blasted a 422-foot home run into the seats in left field.

The ball had an exit velocity of 104.8 miles per hour. Hearn retired Matt Olson for the first out. Ramon Laureano singled. Pinder struck out swinging. Hearn then walked Jed Lowrie and Sean Murphy to load the bases. Former Texas Ranger shortstop Elvis Andrus singled to drive in two. The A’s led 4-0 midway through the first inning.

The A’s continued the onslaught in the second as they put three more runs on the board. Mark Canha led off the frame with a triple. He scored on Matt Chapman’s ground out. The Rangers’ second pitcher of the night, Brett de Gaus, walked Matt Chapman. Ramon Laureano homered to put the A’s ahead 7-0.

The Rangers brought in Jordan Lyles to pitch the third. A’s catcher Sean Murphy greeted him with a single. Elvis Andrus doubled to put men on at first and third with one out. Mark Canha singled to drive in Murphy and Andrus. The A’s had a commanding 9-0 lead after three complete.

As mentioned earlier, Irvin was in cruise control until the bottom of the fifth. He allowed three hits in his first four innings of work. The Rangers rallied for four in their half of the fifth and trailed 9-4.

A’s manager Bob Melvin brought in Burch Smith to pitch the sixth. Smith retired all three hitters he faced. In the seventh, Sergio Romo was on the mound for Oakland. Romo retired the first two hitters he faced. He didn’t get past Eli White.

White homered to close the gap to 9-5. In the eighth, Bob Melvin brought in lefty Jake Diekman to face left-handed slugger Joey Gallo. The strategy failed. Gallo belted his 13th dinger of the year, and the Rangers crept within three 9-6. Bob Melvin had to be thinking that they could lose. Diekman struggled. He struck out Andy Ibanez for the first out.

He then walked Nick Solak. Solak attempted to steal second. Sean Murphy’s throw arrived in time. Andrus applied the tag as Solak’s foot came off the bag. The Rangers challenged the call, but the umpires did not reverse the call. Diekman then walked Willie Calhoun. Melvin had seen enough. He brought in Lou Trivino to get the final out.

After allowing two runs in the third, Jordan Lyles held the A’s scoreless the next five innings. The A’s could muster only two hits.

Things changed in the ninth. Chris Woodward brought in rookie DeMarcus Evans to face the A’s. The A’s offense woke up as they put together two singles and three doubles to put four more runs on the board to extend the lead to 13-6. Bob Melvin could breathe a lot easier. He did not have to use Trivino to finish the game. He brought in Deolis Guerra to close out the Rangers. Guerra did his job to secure Oakland’s win 13-6.

Game Notes and Stats- With the win, the A’s are 45-30 for the season. They remain one game behind the Houston Astros in the race for first place in the AL West. The Rangers drop to 26-47.

The A’s line was 13 runs, 15 hits, and one error. The A’s had a season-high 15 hits in the game. They tied a season-high with 13 runs.

The hitting stars for Oakland were Mark Canha ( 3 hits including a triple), Ramon Laureano had two singles and a home run, And Elvis Andrus had three hits, two singles, and a double.

The A’s will meet the Rangers again Wednesday night at Globe Life Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Bob Melvin will have James Kaprielian go for Oakland Kaprielian is 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA. The Rangers will counter with Mike Foltynewicz. Foltynewicz’s season has not gone well so far this year. The righty owns a record of 1-7 and a 5.59 ERA. His ERA in his last seven starts is 6.88.

The game will start at 5.05 pm.

Rangers hand A’s their third loss in a row 8-3

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Oakland A’s starter Frankie Montas (47) surrendered five runs in the first inning including a home run to the Texas Rangers Andy Ibanez (77) circling first base at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Mon Jun 21, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Oakland A’s (44-30) arrived in Arlington, Texas, Monday to start a four-game series with the lowly Texas Rangers (26-46) the Rangers wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the first inning scoring five runs and it stood up for a 8-3 win at the Ballpark in Arlington.

The A’s played a hard-fought three-game set with the Yankees over the weekend. With just a little bit more good fortune, the A’s could have swept the Bronx Bombers, but things did not go their way in games two and three. The Yanks received a sterling relief performance from Nestor Cortes on Saturday.

The A’s were on the verge of breaking the game open when Cortes entered the game with the bases loaded and no out. Cortes pitched three scoreless innings, allowing New York to chip away at the A’s 4-1 advantage. The Yanks fought back to win 7-5.

In the Sunday game, with men on at first and second with no out, A’s catcher Sean Murphy hit a rocket down the third baseline. Yankees’ third baseman, Gio Urshela, picked the ball up, stepped on third for the first out, fired to second for the second, and the relay to first completed a triple play to end the game.

Monday Night Baseball: The A’s wanted to end the two-game losing streak Monday night against the Rangers. The Rangers had lost six in a row and have found themselves in the AL West basement. The Rangers sent Kyle Gibson to the mound to snap the losing streak.

Gibson did the job as he went four and 1/3rd innings without giving up a hit. The A’s Frankie Montas had a rough first inning. The Rangers put five runs on the board in the first inning. The Rangers went on to win 8-3.

The Rangers, as mentioned above, had no trouble figuring out Frankie Montas. With one out, Brock Holt singled. Rookie Adolis Garcia doubled to drive in Holt with the first run of the game. Joey Gallo walked. Rangers’ first baseman Nate Lowe doubled to drive in Garcia. Gallo stopped at third. The next hitter, Andy Ibanez, hitting about a buck fifty, hit his first home run of the year to put Texas ahead 5-0.

The A’s catcher Sean Murphy homered with one out in the fifth to make it a 5-1 game. The A’s put another run on the board in the sixth. They trailed 5-2 at this point. Montas was still pitching for Oakland. Frankie allowed just one hit in the four innings after the disastrous first frame.

The Rangers tallied three more in their half of the sixth. Montas retired the first two hitters but could not finish the inning. He gave up a single to Willie Calhoun and hit Eli WHite with a pitch.

Rangers’ catcher Jose Trevino ended Montas’ night when he blasted a three-run homer to make it 8-2. The A’s added a run in the seventh, but it was too little, too late. The Rangers win 8-3

Game Notes and stats- With the loss, the A’s are 44-30 for the season. They are now in second place in the AL West and will trail the Houston Astros by one full game as Houston is on its way to a big win over the Baltimore Orioles. The Rangers are 26-46.

Frankie Montas was the losing pitcher. He is 7-7 for the year. His line was five and 2/3rds innings of work. He allowed eight runs, all earned, and nine hits. He struck out six, walked two, and gave up two three-run home runs: the A’s used three relievers, Bedrosian, Guerra, and rookie Domingo Acevedo.

Acevedo made his Major League debut Monday night. He faced four hitters and allowed a single. To make room for Acevedo on the roster, The A’s sent lefty Jesus Luzardo to Triple-A Las Vegas. The A’s want Luzardo to get more work as they intend to use him as a starter later in the season.

The A’s line was three runs, seven hits, and no errors. The Rangers’ line was eight runs, ten hits, and two errors. The teams will play game two of the series Tuesday night at Globe Life Stadium. Lefty Cole Irvin goes for Oakland. Lefty Taylor Hearn will pitch for Texas. The game starts at 5:05 pm. The Game will be televised on YouTube TV.

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s and Rangers open four game series tonight in Arlington

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Oakland A’s starter Frankie Montas gets the start against the Texas Rangers tonight to open a four game series at the BallPark in Arlington ( file photo from the Mercury News)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, in the second game of the series against the New York Yankees, Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela took a part of the splintered bat in the eye which bounced off and he came out of it alright later hitting the go ahead game home run.

#2 The A’s opened the series in New York on Friday with a win when A’s pitcher James Kaprielian pitched 5.2 innings and picked up the victory 5-3 against his old teammates the Yankees. Kaprielian was the Yankees second round draft choice six years ago and he got to beat his old team to open the series it had to be pretty special for him.

#3 Barbara just checking the injured list the A’s pitcher right hand pitcher J.B. Wendelken who has a strained left Oblique is in Las Vegas for a minor league rehab assignment and Wendelken is looking forward to working his way back into the bullpen setting in Oakland.

#4 Oakland outfielder Stephen Piscotty is suffering from a left wrist injury and will see a specialist in Arizona and has been placed on the ten day injured list. Piscotty is a vital part of the A’s offense and is hitting .217, with 28 hits, four home runs and 11 RBIs so far this season.

#5 The A’s open up a four game series in Texas starting tonight against the Rangers, starting for the A’s Frankie Montas (7-6 ERA 4.21) and for the Rangers Kyle Gibson (4-0 ERA 2.09) how do you see this match up to open the series.

Join Barbara Mondays for the A’s podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Yankees force historic game ending triple play in 2-1 win over A’s

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Oakland A’s designated hitter Sean Murphy hits into a historic game ending triple play from a pitch thrown by New York Yankee reliever Aroldis Chapman in the top ninth inning. The Yankees took two of three from the A’s in the series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sun Jun 20, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK–The Oakland A’s wasted starting pitcher Sean Manea’s career-high 11 strikeouts in a 2-1 loss on Father’s Day to the New York Yankees who delivered a game-ending triple play.

Matt Olson hit a home run on a fly ball to center field in the first inning at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon, putting the A’s up 1-0 and off to what appeared to be a good start.

But the sixth inning turned out to be devastating for the A’s. Gary Sanchez ruined Manea’s gem with a two-run double on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ramon Laureano, allowing Clint Frazier and Aaron Judge to score and putting the Yankees up 2-1. The A’s challenged the tag play but the call on the field was upheld.

In the ninth inning, the Yankees closing pitcher Aroldis Chapman allowed back-to-back walks and was not able to find the strike zone. The lefty seemed to be examining his pitching hand and a trainer looked at it, but he stayed in. New York bailed Chapman out and turned a triple play on Sean Murphy’s ground ball to finish Oakland off.

“There couldn’t have been a more – routine’s not the word, but triple play set-up,” Olson said of the triple play. “Shitty luck, tough way to lose.”

Manea threw only fastballs and changeups. He dominated the Yankees for most of his 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks. His sinker averaged two miles per hour faster than average and generated 17 swings and misses.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium was 27,807, several thousand more than Saturday and Friday, when it accommodated fans in full capacity for the first time since the pandemic.

With losses on Sunday and Saturday, the A’s are 44-29 and still hold the top spot in the AL West.

The A’s continue their 10-game road trip with the first in a four-game series against the Texas Rangers on Monday. First pitch is at 5:05 p.m.

Urshela takes splinter in the eye for Yanks then goes yard; Yankees even series with A’s win 7-5

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Quick recovery after getting hit with a piece of a splintered bat the New York Yankees Gio Urshela hit a eighth inning go ahead home run off Oakland A’s pitcher Jesus Luzardo at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sat Jun 20, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK–The Oakland A’s had their seven-game winning streak – the longest active in the league – snapped on Saturday afternoon by a relentless New York Yankees team that won 7-5 at Yankee Stadium. Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela in the second inning swung at a pitch that splintered his bat and Urshela said a piece of the bat bounced off his eye and didn’t stick, “I saw just the piece of wood come into my eye.” said Urshela “I didn’t even see the ball and where I was running. Just my eye, started to feel like a little pain. Thank God (I was OK).”

A’s right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt held the Yankees to two runs in six innings and had five strikeouts. Urshela hit a two-out RBI single off Bassitt and Gary Sanchez hit a homer.

Tony Kemp, a star of Friday’s 5-3 A’s victory, hit a home run on a fly ball to right center field in the first inning to put the A’s up 1-0. Matt Chapman hit a homer on a fly ball to center field in the fourth inning to extend Oakland’s lead to 2-0. But Urshela singled on a sharp line drive to center field and allowed Aaron Judge to score, cutting Oakland’s lead to 2-1.

In the fifth inning, Matt Olson singled on a sharp ground ball to center field and Elvis Andrus and Mark Canha scored to boost the A’s to 4-1.

But the Yankees rallied starting in the sixth inning, with a homer by Gary Sanchez that cut the A’s lead to 4-2. In the seventh inning, Judge singled on a sharp line drive to Canha and Clint Frazier scored, narrowing Oakland’s lead to 4-3. Giancarlo Stanton singled on a ground ball to right field and Judge scored, tying the game at 4-4.

In the eighth inning, Urshela hit a home run on a fly ball to center field to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead. LeMahieu singled on a line drive to left field and Tyler Wade and Clint Frazier scored, lifting New York to 7-4.

Oakland’s Ramon Laureano in the ninth inning singled on a ground ball to right field and Canha scored to cut New York’s lead to 7-5, but it was too little too late.

Oakland’s bullpen was unable to hold on to their late lead. Right-handed pitcher Burch Smith allowed one run and left in the seventh inning with two outs and a runner. Right-handed pitcher Yusmeiro Petit filled in but LeMahieu struck a single off him.

A’s manager Bob Melvin said that he used the relievers who were available and was going to use Petit in the lineup.

The A’s lost for only the third time in 16 games this month. They dropped to 34-3 when holding the lead after seven innings.

Saturday’s attendance was 23,985, slightly lower than Friday night which was the first time that coronavirus attendance limitations were lifted at Yankee Stadium.

First pitch for the third and final game in the split series is Sunday at 10:05 a.m.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Hot Again -Athletics Winning is no Surprise

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The Oakland A’s Mark Canha connects for a single in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Fri Jun 18, 2021 (AP News photo)

Hot Again -Athletics Winning is no Surprise

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Oakland Athletics going for their eighth win in a row this Saturday at Yankee Stadium, New York. Among all 30 MLB teams there are surprises every season, teams that were supposed to win, that are not, and teams that were not supposed to win that are winning.

Your typical over achievers and under achievers. But the Oakland Athletics are neither, they have been a good team and they continue to be. Although it was a short season in 2020 the A’s won their division and this year they had the longest winning streak in the game.

13 victories in a row and that was no fluke. Led by first baseman Matt Olson, who is having an MVP-type of season, a solid starting rotation and a very efficient bullpen, even though they are without closer Trevor Rosenthal, whom they signed to a one-year deal for $11 million in February.

He was to take the place of Liam Hendricks who left the Athletics and signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox. Rosenthal (surgery) has yet to pitch. Off everything goes to plan he might be able to pitch towards the end of the season. Rosenthal, 30, has 132 saves and a 3.36 ERA over eight major league seasons.

The AL West is basically a two-team race, between the reigning divisional champion Oakland A’s and the Houston Astros who are in second and continue to keep pace with the A’s. The word “distancing” came out of the closet with the Covid pandemic, and in this division there is distancing, between Oakland and Houston and then the rest of the herd. The AL West can be divided into two segments.

The Athletics have enough to win between 90 to over 100 games. For the A’s the big question must be; how deep can they go into the postseason. The Chicago White Sox are one of the most athletic teams in the game, well balanced and managed by Tony LaRussa, while the Tampa Bay Rays could easily return to the World Series.

The Houston Astros, might have the best offense in the game. Trade deadline is only six weeks away. What do they Athletics need for the second half? Twins slugger Nelson Cruz (DH) will probably be available. He would be a key bat for the postseason, and some more help in the bullpen is always welcome. The A’s front office usually finds a way to make a deal when they are contending and this year should be no different.

Join Amaury Pi Gonzalez for News and Commentary podcasts Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kaprielian haunts Yanks in Bronx return; Kemp and Olson supply the Big Fly in A’s 5-3 win

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The Oakland A’s starter James Kaprielian delivers to the New York Yankees line up at Yankees Stadium in first inning on Fri Jun 18, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK–The Oakland A’s beat the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium 5-3 on Friday night to extend the longest active winning streak in the league to seven games.

Tony Kemp hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning that put the A’s up 5-3 and neither team scored after that. Oakland (44-27) is now a season-high 17 games over .500.

A’s right-handed pitcher James Kaprielian got his revenge on the Yankees team that traded him along with two other players back in 2017. Kaprielian struck out two in his first inning. He retired his first eight batters before walking Brett Gardner. Kaprielian allowed only three hits and seven punchouts in 5 2/3 innings.

In the first inning, Matt Olson homered on a fly ball to right field to put the A’s up 1-0. Mark In the third, Canha singled on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Gardner and Elvis Andrus scored and gave the A’s a 2-0 lead. DJ LeMahieu hit a home run on a line drive to right center field allowing Gardner to score and tying the game at 2-2.

In the fifth inning, Rougned Odor hit a home run on a fly ball to center field to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead. That was one of Kaprielian’s mistakes.

But in the sixth inning, Tony Kemp hit a 2-2 slider from lefty Wandy Peralta for a three-run homer with Matt Chapman and Sean Murphy scoring to put the A’s back up 5-3.

Yankees starting pitcher James Taillon did not get through the fifth inning. He allowed two runs over 4 2/3 innings and was pulled after only 76 pitches.

A crowd of 24,037 attended Yankee Stadium, which was back to full capacity for the first time since the pre-pandemic times.

“That’s what we been waiting for,” Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge said. “Since the start of 2020, playing in this stadium with no fans, they played the fake crowd noise, but that doesn’t compare, not even close, to what a packed house at Yankee Stadium any night brings.”

Oakland started their 10-game road trip 1-0 and improved to 19-9 on the road.

First pitch for game 2 of the three-game series is at 10:05 a.m. —

Post game Oakland A’s commentary: Oakland Celebrates Seventh Win In A Row

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The Oakland A’s Tony Kemp (5) looks heavenward as the A’s line up for the conga congratulations line behind Kemp after defeating the New York Yankees at Yankees Stadium New York (AP News photo)

Post game Oakland A’s commentary: Oakland Celebrates Seventh Win In A Row

By Barbara Mason

With Game One in the books it is on to Game Two of this series.  The A’s continue to breathe fire and the Yankees continue with the ups and downs they have suffered this season.  Oakland continues to string together those hits and homeruns.  

While slugger Matt Olson had a home run in the first inning it was the bomb by Tony Kemp in the sixth inning with two runners on base that sealed the deal for Oakland.

 
In Game Two of this series the A’s will be lookingfor Chris Bassitt to bring home their eighth straightwin.  Bassitt has been having a great season witha record of 7-2 and an ERA of 3.43.  This guy hasbeen sensational allowing four runs or fewer in eachof his past twenty-five starts over the past two years.

This is the longest streak since Dave Hamilton’s streak in the 70’s.  He is really making some waves as Oakland continue to ride the wave.  

The Yankees will have Domingo German starting in Game Two.  He was having a great run of success until that came to an end at the hands of Philadelphia this past Sunday.   In this game he took his first loss since May 27 giving up seven runs on ten hits. He has a 6.05 ERA in four career starts against Oakland.

 Tomorrow the stands are again expected to be packed with full capacity allowed.  It has been agreat thing for not only in-person fans but also adds so much excitement for TV viewers.

 Nothing beats the sights and sounds of a live baseball game and with no masks required it is as normal as we have seen in several seasons.

The starting pitching certainly indicates an edge for the Green and Gold and possibly a second win for Oakland in this series.  Will the Oakland A’s win their eighth game in a row?   Tune in to Sports California for first pitch at 10:05.        

Oakland A’s podcast with Lewis Rubman: A’s battle Yankees for 3 game series in the Bronx tonight

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Oakland A’s starter James Kaprielian will get the start against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Here Kaprielian is seen throwing against the Kansas City Royals on Jun 12, 2021 at the Oakland Coliseum (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Lewis Rubman for Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Lewis the Oakland A’s (43-27) are coming off a sweep against the Los Angeles Angels (33-35) in three games at the Oakland Coliseum the A’s bullpen did a good job holding off the Angels in the series.

#2 You can never keep a good man down the Angels Shohei Ohtani who didn’t pitch in the series against the A’s got a rip on the A’s for his 19th home run on Wednesday. Ohtani is now second in the American League in home runs right behind the Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero who has 21 homers.

#3 In a number of wins for the A’s this season they’ve had clustered runs for big rallies Wednesday was no different when the A’s scored six runs in the sixth inning for insurance runs as they were down 4-2 before the rally.

#4 A’s starter Cole Irvin who gave up four earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched had to be relieved as the A’s got the six inning rally and the bullpen held the Angels off.

#5 The A’s open up a three game series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium tonight for the A’s James Kaprielian (3-1 ERA 2.51) and for the Yankees Jameson Tallion (1-4 ERA 5.74) Lewis set this series up for us.

Lewis was filling in for Jeremiah for the A’s podcast listen to Jeremiah each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s Commentary with Barbara Mason: A’s on roll Yankees a good test

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The Oakland A’s Ramon Laureano is back in the line up and look for him to make more of these exciting plays such as his over the fence fourth inning catch of the Los Angeles Angels Justin Upton at the Oakland Coliseum on Wed Jun 16, 2021 as Laureano and the A’s open a three game series in New York Fri Jun 18, 2021 (San Francisco Chronicle photo)

Athletics VS Yankees—The Series—Game One

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s are probably playing the best baseball that we have seen them play this entire season. They have now won six games in a row, the latest a sweep of the Los Angeles Angels who were red hot coming into the series. The A’s cooled off the Angels in all three games, in fact the Angels weren’t quite sure what hit them. Stringing together hits, home runs coupled with remarkable defensive play rendered the Angels relatively ineffective.

Now we have the long anticipated series between the Oakland A’s and the New York Yankees this weekend. Whether it is played in Oakland or in Yankee Stadium it is without doubt one of the most popular series played all season.

The good news for the A’s is that they are playing even better baseball on the road than they are playing at home. After Oakland’s last two series at home it’s really hard to imagine what that would look like. Right now every player on this team is playing at an extremely high level not only offensively but defensively. The pitching; starters, relief pitching and closers have been sensational.

This Friday night Yankee Stadium will be rocking with the park open at full capacity, which is 46,537, for the series. This will be the biggest house that the Oakland A’s have played in front of since 2019. Since 2013 Oakland has seen some nice results as it pertains to the win column for the A’s vs Yankee series. This is of course a new season and we will find out if history will repeat itself tomorrow night in Game One.

Oakland’s James Kaprielian will take the mound for Game One and for the Yankee’s it will be Jameson Taillon who will get the nod. Kaprielian has had a great start with a 2.51 ERA though his first six games. He has proven to be tough against right-handed batters. He has held them to a .131 batting average which could mean trouble for New York. New York’s Taillon has a 5.74 ERA with a 1-4 record coming into this game.

When it comes to team leaders, Oakland’s biggest threat is Matt Olson who comes into this game with18 home runs. His batting average is .297 and he has 49 runs batted in. The Yankees have a threat of their in Aaron Judge with a batting average of .282 and 15 homeruns. He has brought in 36 runs. New York will be leaning heavily on him.

This series is bound to be a dandy because you never know what to expect from New York. They have had their struggles from time to time this season but have nicely recovered from those setbacks. First pitch is scheduled at 4:05 PT.