April 9, 2026Updated 9:15 am EDT
The New York Yankees and Athletics meet 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 expected to start 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 has hit five home runs this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied eight RBIs and has scored seven runs. In 48 plate appearances, he has recorded a .289 BA, .333 OBP and .644 SLG with a 6.3% walk rate and a 33.3% strikeout rate.
In 44 plate appearances, Max Muncy has posted a 34.1% strikeout rate and a 2.3% walk rate while slashing .302/.318/.512 with two home runs, five RBIs and 10 runs scored. He has stolen one base on one attempt.
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