New York Yankees (76-53, second in the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (71-59, second in the AL West)Oakland, California; Sunday, 7:08 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Jordan Montgomery (5-5, 3.69 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 123 strikeouts) Athletics: Paul Blackburn (0-1, 4.09 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 8 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics +127, Yankees -146; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees travel to face the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Oakland hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .313 this season, led by Starling Marte with a mark of .389. Frankie Montas earned his 10th victory and Matt Chapman went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI for Oakland. Nestor Cortes Jr. took his second loss for New York. TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 60 extra base hits and is batting .275.

Source: thestar August 29, 2021 07:18 UTC