So far this season, Brent Rooker has slashed .304/.376/.584 for the Athletics, with 38 home runs and 110 RBI. He has scored 80 runs, and has strikeout and walk rates of 28.2% and 9.7%, respectively. He also has swiped 11 bases on 14 attempts.

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

Here’s how the Yankees played in the 3-2 loss on Thursday:

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: