Athletics-Yankees Preview

The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Athletics will trot Sean Gallagher out to the mound in this one. Righthander Gallagher has a 4-4 record and a 4.23 ERA this season. It'll be Joba Chamberlain toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Chamberlain is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Robinson Cano smacked a three-run homer on Friday, leading the Yankees to a 7-1 win over the A's. The Yankees won the game as -170 favorites, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Alex Rodriguez homered and finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Mike Mussina threw six innings for the win, allowing one run off nine hits. Kurt Suzuki went 2-for-4 at the plate for the A's, who were +150 underdogs. Greg Smith was rocked for six runs off eight hits in 3 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 51-45 SU New York: 51-45 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games NY Yankees are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland Next up: NY Yankees home to Oakland, Sunday, July 20