This is a 10* on NYY

The Wild Card race in the American League has changed dramatically over the last 10 games. The Yankees are 10-0 while the A’s 2-8. The Yankees will be looking for their 12th straight win tonight. This sudden surge has them holding the top Wild Card spot. The A’s, losers of four in a row, are 1.5 games back of Boston for the second Wild Card. It wasn’t that long ago that Oakland seemed like a shoo-in for the postseason. Right now, we don’t see how you bet against this Yankees team. They’ve got Jameson Taillon set to start Thursday’s game. He has not lost a decision since May 31st, going 7-0 in 14 starts with a 3.21 ERA. The team is 23-5 in the last 28 games, making them the hottest team in the majors right now. Oakland has scored only five runs in the last three games. Kaprielian has been good for the A’s, but Taillon remembers June 18th, a game the two faced off and Oakland won 5-3. The two had pretty similar numbers that day. Though the A’s won that one, the Yankees won the other two games of that series. These are two teams going in different directions right now. Play on NY YANKEES

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