Athletics-Yankees Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Yankees on Friday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. Brett Anderson will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Lefthander Anderson is 5-7 this season with a 4.25 ERA. The Yankees will counter Anderson with Joba Chamberlain. Righthander Chamberlain has a 4.05 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark Teixeira belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs to help the Yankees defeat the A's 6-3 on Thursday, as -270 favorites. That game's nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9). Jorge Posada drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, and C.C. Sabathia improved to 10-6 with the victory. Kurt Suzuki had two hits and drove in one run for the A's, who were +230 underdogs. Vin Mazzaro gave up eight hits and six runs over 4 1-3 innings of work. Current streak: New York has won 7 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 40-54 SU New York: 58-37 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oakland NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games Next up: NY Yankees home to Oakland, Saturday, July 25