Fresh off a come from behind, ninth inning victory over the New York Yankees last night, the two teams are back at it this morning in the Bronx. Yankee Stadium will host the rubber match of this three-game series with the 4-7 A’s going up against the 8-3 Yankees.
Jeffrey Springs will get the start for the Athletics today. Springs is 1-0 in his two starts this season with a 2.38 ERA and nine strikeouts in 11.1 innings. He’ll go up against 26-year-old lefty Ryan Weathers who came to the Yankees vis trade from Miami in the off-season. Weathers is the son of former MLB (and Yankees) hurler David Weathers. He has no record in his two starts for the Yankees this season with a 4.50 ERA and eleven strikeouts.
Weathers will face off against this lineup for the A’s:
Springs will go up against this batting order for Aaron Boone’s first place Yankees:
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