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Yankees-A’s Series Preview: Oakland’s Strong Arms Try To Slow Down Yanks

9-3, the Yankees have the second-best record in baseball behind the 10-3 Rays, but now New York ventures out of the Bronx for a long nine-game road trip, including six contests on the West Coast.

The first three of which are in Oakland, home of the American League West leading Athletics. The A's offense is mediocre, but its pitching is among the best in the game.

Oakland leads the AL in ERA (2.90) and OPS against (.655), while ranking second in batting average against (.234), WHIP (1.23) and quality starts (9).

Let's take a look at the pitching matchups for this three-game series.



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