The New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics will meet in the Bronx tonight to decide the AL Wild Card game. The Yanks will have their ace tapping the rubber, Luis Severino. He is 19-8 on the season, with a 3.39 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and New York is 22-4 in his last 26 turns at the Stadium. The A’s are going to use relievers as starters and will send the Australian, Liam Hendriks, to start. In 24 innings of work, Hendriks is 0-1 with a 4.12 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. The Athletics have had success against the the Yankees in Oakland but not in the Bronx, where they are 1-4 in their last 5.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES