April 9, 2026 7:19 am EDT
The New York Yankees and Athletics play on Thursday at 1:35 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Ryan Weathers (0-0, 4.50 ERA) will start for the Yankees, who are 8-3 this season and first in the AL East. Jeffrey Springs (1-0, 2.38 ERA) is starting for the Athletics, who are 4-7 and fourth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsYankees
Anthony Volpe: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics
Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
New York’s Ben Rice is slashing .333/.500/.727 this season with three home runs (13th in MLB), 11 RBIs (10th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.227 (1st in MLB). He has a 29.5% strikeout rate and a 25% walk rate in 44 plate appearances, and he has scored 11 total runs.
In 48 plate appearances, Cody Bellinger is hitting .263/.396/.421 with a .817 OPS and two steals on three attempts. He has hit one long ball, driven in four runs and scored nine times.
Shea Langeliers is hitting for a .289 BA, .333 OBP and .644 SLG with a 33.3% strikeout rate and a 6.3% walk rate. His OPS is .978, which ranks 18th in MLB, and he has scored seven runs. In 48 plate appearances, he has hit five home runs (1st in MLB) and driven in eight runs.
In 44 plate appearances, Max Muncy has hit two long balls, tallied five RBIs and scored 10 runs (6th in MLB). He is batting .302/.318/.512 and has posted a 34.1% strikeout rate and a 2.3% walk rate. Muncy has recorded one steal on one attempt.
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