Yankees vs A’s Odds, Picks, and Probable Pitchers (August 28)
- The New York Yankees are -120 away favorites over the Oakland Athletics in an American League afternoon game slated for Saturday, August 28
- The Yanks extended their MLB-high 12-game winning streak to 13 on Friday night in Oakland
- It’s the longest winning streak assembled by the Bronx Bombers since 1961
Can the Oakland A’s (70-59, 35-31) halt the juggernaut that is the New York Yankees (76-52, 37-27)? It’s nearly September but the Yankees are hotter than blacktop in July.
The Yankees pushed their winning streak to lucky 13 on Friday night. The last time the Yanks won 12 in a row was in 1961, when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were chasing Babe Ruth’s MLB single-season record of 60 home runs. That streak reached 13 games as well.
Oddsmakers like the Yankees to win again on Saturday. New York is a -120 road favorite at Oakland. The Yanks are 19-25 as an away favorite this season.
Yankees vs A’s Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | -120 | -1.5 (+130) | O 8.5 (-120) |
| Oakland A’s | +100 | +1.5 (-150) | U 8.5 (+100) |
Odds as of August 27th at DraftKings
First pitch Saturday afternoon is slated for 4:07pm ET at Ring Central Coliseum. Clouds, 9 mph wind and a temperature of 88 degrees are in the forecast.
Cortes Jr vs Montas
| 2-1 | Record | 9-9 |
| 2.56 | ERA | 3.84 |
| 2.70 | xERA | 4.03 |
| 1.07 | WHIP | 1.24 |
| 3.75 | SO/W Ratio | 3.09 |
Lefty Nestor Cortes Jr joined the New York starting rotation on July 4. He’s made six of seven appearances as a starter since that date. Cortes Jr has won his last two starts.
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He’s worked at least five innings through each of his past five starts. Cortes Jr has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of the last four starts. He’s 1-1 with a 3.23 ERA in seven road appearances this season, including four starts. Cortes Jr has made one previous appearance against the A’s as a reliever, where he worked three scoreless innings, allowing one hit.
Cortes Jr ranks among the top 6% of MLB pitchers in xERA (2.70), xwoBAcon (.303) and xwOBA (.253). He’s in the top 8% in xSLG (.300) and barrel percentage (4.1). Cortes Jr is in the top 10% in xBA (.194).
Frankie Montas, 97mph Fastball and 88mph Splitter, Overlay. pic.twitter.com/w9Hphecyma
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 22, 2021
Right-hander Montas is winless (0-1) in August, even though he’s pitched well in the month. Montas shows a 2.63 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in four August starts. He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in 19 of his past 21 starts, including each of the last 10.
Montas hasn’t won a home decision since June 15. He’s 0-1 in four starts since that victory. He’s only made one career appearance against the Yankees. It was one scoreless inning in relief in which he walked two batters and posted a WHIP of 2.00.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| A’s Batters | Batting Average vs Cortes Jr | Yankees Batters | Batting Average vs Montas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus | .000 | Joey Gallo | .250 |
| Mark Canha | .000 | Brett Gardner | .000 |
| Matt Chapman | .000 | Kyle Higashioka | .000 |
| Yan Gomes | .000 | Aaron Judge | .000 |
| Josh Harrison | .000 | DJ Lemahieu | .000 |
| Tony Kemp | .000 | Rougned Odor | .455 |
| Jed Lowrie | .000 | Anthony Rizzo | .000 |
| Starling Marte | .000 | Gary Sanchez | .000 |
| Mitch Moreland | .000 | Giancarlo Stanton | .000 |
| Sean Murphy | .000 | Gio Urshela | .000 |
| Matt Olson | 1.000 | Andrew Velazquez | .000 |
| Chad Pinder | .000 | Luke Voit | .000 |
| — | — | Tyler Wade | .000 |
Yankees second baseman Rougned Odor is 5-for-11 (.455) when facing Montas, including a home run and five RBI. Outfielder Joey Gallo is 2-for-8 (.250) with two RBI.
Big blast for Matt Olson. 💪 pic.twitter.com/cQKJkdg6tO
— MLB (@MLB) August 24, 2021
Oakland first baseman Matt Olson is 3-for-3 (1.000) with an RBI off of Cortes. He’s the only A’s batter to get a hit off the Yankees southpaw.
Yankees vs A’s Pick
The longest win streak in Yankees history is 19 games. That was achieved from June 29-July 17, 1947. This is the 11th time in franchise history that the club has won at least 12 games in a row. Eight of the previous 11 teams to accomplish this feat also won the World Series.
Oakland has now lost six in a row and ten of the last 12 games. The A’s are 0-6 in their last six home games and 0-6 in their last six games against teams with winning records. Oakland is 22-27 this season as a home favorite.
Open your eyes, Luke up to the skies and see… pic.twitter.com/EHRAeep6rZ
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 28, 2021
The Yanks are 9-0 in their last nine games against teams with winning records. They’ve also won six in a row on the road. The Bronx Bombers are 43-20 in their last 63 games.
The Yankees can’t even lose when they try to blow a game. They squandered a 6-0 lead against the A’s on Thursday and still rallied to win 7-6.
Pick: New York Yankees (-120)
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An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
