The New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics meet in a matchup of teams heading in different directions as the season winds down. The Yankees have won 10 of their last 11 games. The Athletics on the other hand has lost six of their last seven. The Yankees had their thirteen-game winning streak snapped yesterday 3-2 as they were only able to plate 2 runs in the ninth inning off of the Oakland staff. The Yankees will look to get another streak started with Jordan Montgomery taking the mound. He is 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA and 123 strikeouts this season. Montgomery is 0-0 with a 4.09 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics. The A's will counter with Paul Blackburn on the mound. This season, he has posted a 0-1 record with a 4.09 ERA and eight strikeouts this season.

The Yankees are 13-3 in their last 16 road games and 36-15 in their last 51 overall. Montgomery has allowed 14 runs in his last 42.1 innings. Paul Blackburn has pitched just 13.1 innings dating back to last season. I like the Yankees at this somewhat cheap price and I don't expect the Yankees bats to be dormant again against Blackburn.

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