Athletics @ Yankees

Who will WIN this matchup?

Oakland Athletics (44-27)

@ New York Yankees (36-33)

Starting Pitchers:

Bassitt (OAK): 7-2; 3.45 ERA

German (NYY) 4-4; 3.88 ERA

Current odds:

Oakland Athletics: (+100)

New York Yankees: (-120)

• While the New York Yankees were excited about playing in front of a crowd without any capacity restrictions Friday at Yankee Stadium, the Oakland Athletics were enthusiastic about keeping the good times rolling. The Yankees attempt to produce a better outcome for their fans while the red-hot Athletics seek an eighth straight win Saturday afternoon when the teams continue their three-game series.

• The set opened with Oakland getting a 5-3 victory in front of 24,037 fans when Tony Kemp hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and former New York first-round pick James Kaprielian allowed three runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings.

• Oakland is 13-2 in its past 15 games, 19-9 on the road overall and is looking to improve to 8-0-1 in road series.

• Kemp’s homer help drop New York to 17-17 at home, where capacity restrictions were gradually lifted before Friday. The Yankees have dropped five consecutive home games and are 3-8 in their past 11 home contests since completing a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox from May 21-23.

• DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer and Rougned Odor also connected Friday, but the Yankees were held to four hits. They arrived home having just swept a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays in Buffalo.

• Oakland’s Chris Bassitt (7-2, 3.43 ERA) will start Saturday, looking to extend his career-high winning streak to eight games. Since losing his first two starts of the season, Bassitt is 7-0 with a 3.11 ERA in his past 12 outings, and hitters are batting .203 off him in that span. Bassitt extended his streak with a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday, when he allowed two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Following the victory, he made his goals clear. The right-hander, who will be facing the Yankees for the first time, is 4-0 with a 3.98 ERA in seven road starts this season.

• Domingo German (4-4, 3.88 ERA) will seek his 25th career win when he starts Saturday for the Yankees. He last pitched Sunday in a 7-0 loss at Philadelphia, where he allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Since pitching seven innings in a 2-0 win at Texas on May 20, German is 0-2 with a 5.66 ERA in his past four starts. German is 0-1 with a 6.05 ERA in four career appearances (three starts) against Oakland. He hasn’t faced Oakland since 2019, when he went 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA in two starts vs. the A’s.