MLB Game Preview: Athletics (33-51) vs. New York Yankees (47-34)

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Key Game Details

MatchupOakland Athletics @ New York Yankees
DateSaturday, June 28, 2025
Time1:05 PM ET
VenueYankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
TV/StreamingYES Network, NBCS-CA, FuboTV

Starting Pitchers

Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (RHP)

  • Record: 4–3
  • ERA: 2.84
  • WHIP: 1.06
  • Strikeouts: 65 in 69.2 IP
  • Last Start: 7 scoreless innings vs. Orioles
  • Trend: 3 straight quality starts, opponents hitting just .194

Athletics: JP Sears (LHP)

  • Record: 5–7
  • ERA: 5.44
  • WHIP: 1.38
  • Strikeouts: 72 in 81 IP
  • Last Start: 5 IP, 4 ER vs. Tigers
  • Trend: Struggling with command, 1.6 HR/9

Players to Watch

New York Yankees

  • Aaron Judge: .361 AVG, 28 HR, 63 RBI – MVP-caliber season, 4-game hit streak
  • Jasson Domínguez: Coming off a 4-hit game vs. Reds, heating up at the plate
  • Anthony Volpe: Speed threat with 18 SB, solid OBP vs. lefties

Athletics

  • Jacob Wilson: .345 AVG, 15 2B, 9 HR – quietly one of MLB’s most consistent hitters
  • Nick Kurtz: 5 HR in last 10 games, emerging power bat
  • Lawrence Butler: High strikeout rate but dangerous when locked in

Team Trends & Stats

Stat CategoryYankeesAthletics
Record46–34 (1st AL East)33–50 (5th AL West)
Last 10 Games4–64–6
Team ERA2.545.26
Team BA.251.224
Home Runs112101
Slugging %.450 (1st in AL).392

Game Odds

Athletics                              9.5

New York Yankees           – 290

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, June 27, 2025

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