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The New York Yankees host the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. The Athletics come to town as one of the top teams in baseball at the moment, while the Yankees are struggling to stay above .500.

Oakland Athletics (35-22) at New York Yankees (29-27)
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
Venue: Yankee Stadium
City: Bronx, New York
O/U Odds: 8
Money Line: Oakland -126, New York +116
Pitching Matchup: LH Scott Kazmir (6-2, 2.36 ERA) at RH Hiroki Kuroda (4-3, 4.57 ERA)
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Monday was a scheduled day off for the Yankees, but the team instead took to the field for a make-up date with the Seattle Mariners. The team would have much preferred keeping that day off as they were trounced by the Mariners, 10-2.

Hiroki Kuroda will take to the hill for them in this one in hopes of stopping the bleeding. He’ll also be out in hopes of turning what’s been a disappointing season of his own around, as he enters the contest with a base 4.57 ERA.

Kuroda has allowed at least three runs in each of his last nine contests, making many forget about the success he had in his first two years in New York. In his last outing, Kuroda gave up three earned runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Another area of concern has been his decreased strikeout rate. Kuroda has just six K’s in his last two outings, and has struck out three or fewer batters in five of his last nine outings.

The Athletics counter with Scott Kazmir, and he’s really enjoyed his time in California thus far. He has a 2.36 ERA and 0.96 WHIP while compiling a 6-2 record through his first 11 starts with Oakland. His last start was his best of the year.

In his last outing, Kazmir allowed only one run in a complete game victory over the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers. Kazmir struck out eight while allowing six hits and walking none in his nine innings of work.

The Athletics have been the better team all season and bring the better pitcher into this matchup, yet they come at a discount as the general public always allows bettors to get in at a favorable number when fading the Yankees. Kuroda also has not looked like himself at all this season.

Additionally, the Athletics have scored runs in burst this season, and in the bandbox that is Yankee Stadium, they should be able to score runs in bunches via the long ball. Kazmir could also be in for a bit of a regression moving from O.co to the Bronx.

The Athletics are 9-2 in Kazmir’s 11 starts with the team, while the Yankees are 1-4 in their last five home games.

The over is 4-0 in the Athletcis’ last four games overall, and it is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between these teams in New York.

The play: Oakland -126, Over 8

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