The Yankees dropped three in a row last week, but they responded nicely in winning three out of their last four. After a rainout yesterday, they'll resume play at Yankee Stadium with a three-game set against the Oakland Athletics. This will be the A's first trip to the east coast this season.
At first glance, these Athletics look pretty terrible. They sit in fourth place in the AL West at 21-25, but even that poor record belies their -42 run differential, second-worst in the AL. Just based off of their runs scored and allowed totals, it would be easy to conclude the A's are all but pushovers.