Analyzing Friday’s New York Yankees at Oakland A’s odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

ET, Brent Rooker and the Oakland Athletics (67-86) play Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees (89-64) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Athletics and Yankees will conclude their upcoming three-game series on Sunday.

Given that the Yankees are currently three games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East with 12 games to go for both teams, the Yankees would need at least nine wins/Orioles' losses in order to finish the regular season with the same record as Baltimore. However, in that scenario, it is very likely that Baltimore would hold the tiebreaker.

New York clinched a postseason berth thanks to Anthony Rizzo's go-ahead RBI double in the tenth inning. In the bottom of the tenth, Julio Rodríguez got picked off third when he strayed too far from the bag avoiding Randy Arozarena's bat after he lost it on a swinging strike three. Check it out:

The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees became the first two teams to clinch spots in the 2024 MLB playoffs, earning respective tickets in the National League and American League.