Oakland at New York

The Athletics had lost 11 straight vs. the Yankees before last night's win. You have to go back to July of 2007 to find a time when Oakland beat New York in back-to-back games. The series record since that date? 25-5 in favor of New York. Oakland scores just 3.3 runs per game on the road compared to 5.4 per game at home for the Yankees. That's two full runs per game. Gio Gonzalez has been very good this year, but on the road he's just 2-4. Bartolo Colon has pitched to a 3.34 ERA and when he leaves, one of the best bullpens in the majors takes over (2.74 home ERA). The Yankees are 16-3 this season as a home favorite of -150 to -175. It's stiff odds, but worth it to back New York here.