The Oakland Athletics embark on a 10 game road trip when they travel to the Bronx tonight to take on the Yankees. Eric Surkamp, who has never faced the Yankees, gets the start for the A’s tonight. In Surkamp’s 2 outings this year, he has yet to make it through 5 innings. Michael Pineda is on the hill tonight for the Bombers and has faced Oakland 3 times in his career, going 2-1 with an ERA of 2.00. In Pineda’s last 13 starts with 5 days rest, New York is 11-2. If Pineda keeps it in the park, with the Yankees averaging 4.45 runs per game as opposed to Oakland’s 2.85, the Bombers should get this one.
Tonight’s pick:
New York Yankees