Yankees and Athletics meet in series rubber match

Athletics (4-7, fourth in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (8-3, first in the AL East)

New York; Thursday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (1-0, 2.38 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.88 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -217, Athletics +178; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Athletics meet on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

New York is 8-3 overall and 3-2 at home. The Yankees have a 5-0 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The Athletics are 4-7 overall and 2-6 in road games. The Athletics have gone 3-1 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has a double, three home runs and seven RBIs for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 11 for 33 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with five home runs while slugging .644. Max Muncy is 13 for 40 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .211 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Athletics: 4-6, .237 batting average, 5.41 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Volpe: 10-Day IL (shoulder)

Athletics: Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.