Thursday, Setember 2, 2010,  1:05 p.m. est.

Oakland Athletics (65-67) at New York Yankees (83-50)
(L) Dallas Braden (9-9) vs. (L) CC Sabathia (18-5)

New York Yankees have taken the last five games against the Oakland Athletics and 11 of the last 12 meetings against them at home. Oakland is just 2-5 in its last 7 games, 2-5 in its last 7 on the road.

Oakland's lefthander Dallas Braden is 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA in his last three starts and is 1-1 with a 5.87 ERA in 2 career starts against the Yankees. The Athletics are 6-2 in Braden’s last 8 starts.

New York's lefthander CC Sabathia is 3-0 with a 3.15 ERA in his last three starts and is 6-8 with a 5.36 ERA in 10 career starts against the Athletics. The Yankees are 21-5 in Sabathia's last 26 home starts.

Go with the Yankee at home with CC Sabathia on the hill to chomp on the A's for lunch and take a four game sweep. The Yankees are 15-0 with a 2.17 ERA over Sabathia's last 20 regular-season starts at Yankee Stadium. Oakland has lost four of the last five when facing lefty CC Sabathia.