Here’s a recent AP Yankees story:
Oakland Athletics (9-15, fourth in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (16-8, first in the AL East)
New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joseph Boyle (1-3, 7.23 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (1-0, 3.15 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -222, Athletics +182; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
New York is 16-8 overall and 7-4 at home. The Yankees are 10-1 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Oakland is 5-6 on the road and 9-15 overall. The Athletics have gone 4-7 in games when they have given up a home run.
The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has five doubles and five home runs for the Yankees. Alex Verdugo is 9-for-33 with three doubles and two RBI over the last 10 games.
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