Athletics vs Yankees: a clash of extremes on the mound 
The Athletics are back home after a brutal run at their own park, where they dropped three straight to Seattle and scraped together just four runs in total. The Yankees, by contrast, arrive flying high, riding a four-game winning streak and an offence that is humming along nicely. Our pick leans heavily on that huge gap in momentum, plus the matchup against Luis Severino, a pitcher who has already had major problems in the past when trying to hold the Yankees’ bats in check.
The Athletics are stuck in a serious offensive slump 
The home side are 27-29 this season and are struggling badly at their own ballpark, where they sit on a poor 10 wins and 15 losses. They average 4.21 runs a game overall, but the offence has all but vanished in recent outings: those ugly defeats to Seattle (2-9, 1-4 and 1-9) exposed a glaring lack of production at the plate, along with some major issues on the mound. Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz do bring a bit of pop to the lineup, but the overall depth just is not there, especially when trying to go toe to toe with the Yankees and their top-class staff.
New York are rolling with authority 
The visitors come into this one with a strong 34-22 record. During their recent winning run, the Yankees swept Kansas City with dominant scores of 4-3, 15-1 and 7-0, after also blanking Tampa Bay 2-0. Across the season, New York are scoring exactly five runs per game and boasting one of the best earned run averages in the league. Aaron Judge has already launched 17 home runs, while Ben Rice is hitting .290, making the top of the Yankees order a constant threat to punish Severino from the first pitch.
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MLB Prediction Athletics vs Yankees
Yankees to win
The home side will probably try to scrap for everything they can, especially if Severino can repeat his last outing, but the edge sits firmly with the Yankees here. New York have looked the better side all year, have been ice-cold in the best way over the past week, and now face an opponent whose offence has gone completely silent over its last three games.
Rodon is still chasing his best level on the mound, but the Yankees’ depth and offensive ceiling are more than enough to cover that small concern. Against a Severino who has actually done well against visiting hitters, New York should be in a strong spot to keep the pressure on and cash in when the chances come. We are backing a Yankees win.
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