Will Warren (6-1, 3.55) gets the ball for the Yankees against Jacob Lopez (4-2, 5.73) with first pitch at 4:05 PM ET at Sutter Health Park. Warren's been the quiet rotation MVP — he's also 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the A's, so this is about as friendly a matchup as he gets.
Lopez is the other side of that coin. A 5.73 ERA with a 1.77 WHIP tells you most of the story, and his last start — 3.2 innings, 4 earned, 7 hits, 3 walks against the Angels — tells the rest. The Yankees already hung 8 on this staff Friday before dropping a 6-4 game Saturday, so the lineup has reps against this group and a clear edge on paper Sunday.
The bigger story for the A's is the rotation that's left. Luis Severino exited Friday's start after one inning with right arm soreness and landed on the 15-day IL with a shoulder strain, joining Aaron Civale (shoulder) and Gunnar Hoglund (done for the year after hip surgery) on the shelf. That's three starters out, and it shows up in the bullpen workload every time Lopez gives them a short outing.
- Day-To-DayTravis MacGregor SP — MacGregor underwent Tommy John surgery last September and will miss the entire 2019 season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton DH — Stanton (calf) has begun running outside, per MLB.com.
- 10-Day-ILJasson Dominguez LF — Dominguez (shoulder) could be ready for a minor-league rehab assignment during the first week of June, per MLB.com.
- 15-Day-ILAngel Chivilli RP — Chivilli (shoulder) has resumed throwing off a mound and is slated to throw live batting practice during the coming week, per MLB.com.
- PaternityAmed Rosario 3B — The Yankees placed Rosario (personal) on the Paternity List prior to Saturday's game against the Athletics.
- 15-Day-ILMax Fried SP — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fried (elbow) played catch Monday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt SP — Schmidt (elbow) threw a bullpen session Friday, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
- Day-To-DayLeo De Vries SS — De Vries went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs Sunday for Double-A Midland.
- 10-Day-ILMax Muncy 3B — Muncy (hand) will serve as the designated hitter for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILJacob Wilson SS — Wilson (shoulder) has been ramping up his baseball activities and could begin a rehab assignment next week, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILLuis Severino SP — Severino was removed from Friday's game against the Yankees with right arm soreness, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILAaron Civale SP — The Athletics placed Civale on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to right shoulder tendinitis.
- 15-Day-ILBrooks Kriske RP — Kriske (shoulder) will be shut down from throwing for at least three weeks, Jason Burke of SI.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke CF — Clarke (hamstring) will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund SP — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.
New York isn't fully healthy either — Max Fried, Giancarlo Stanton and Jasson Dominguez are all still working back, and Amed Rosario just hit the paternity list — but the lineup that's playing is rolling. The Yankees came into Sacramento on a 4-game winning streak with a 15-1 and a 7-0 stuffed in the middle of it, and at 35-23 they look much closer to the team people expected in March.
Market thinks the same. Pinnacle has the A's at -758 to lose the game outright, with the run line a Yankees -1.5 and the total sitting at 10.5. Take the series, fly home, and remember that the next time someone tells you the Yankees can't win on the road.