Where the Athletics have had the most difficulty this season is at the plate, where they have only two players with a home run total in double digits. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Kurt Suzuki have 10 and 12 HR, respectively, yet they are both only hitting at a .250 clip. That makes it very difficult for Oakland to put up enough runs on the board so they can defeat the teams that they need to. Probably the most surprising player on the roster for Oakland has been Daric Barton. Barton has been underachieving all year long with only 5 HR and 42 RBI. He is considered to be Oakland's top power hitter, but the results have just not been evident so far this season. The starting rotation is good enough to hold the Yankees to a small amount of runs. Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez have been getting it done all season long, and they will look to continue that trend in the Bronx. The lack of quality hitting has the free wager for this game pegged as UNDER the posted total.

There have been few players in the American League this year that have been as consistent as Robinson Cano has been. With 25 HR and 87 RBI, Cano leads the offensive charge for the Yankees on a daily basis, and he is showing why he should be considered among the best second basemen in all of baseball. One disappointment this year for the Yankees has been the play of Curtis Granderson. Brought over from Detroit in exchange for Austin Jackson, Granderson is hitting just .244 and is struggling to live up to the lofty billing that he was receiving when he arrived and donned the pinstripes. UNDER the posted total seems like a good wager for your free bet on September 2nd with the Yankees' offense currently struggling.

While Oakland may no longer have a shot at winning their division, that does not mean that they are not going to give the Yankees everything they can handle and more. Remember that the Athletics are a .500 ball club with above average starting pitching and a good bullpen to back them up. The Yankees also have one of the better starting rotations in the American League. While their bullpen might leave something to be desired, it is guys like C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettitte that makes the Yankees one of the most formidable teams in the Major Leagues. If bettors are trying to get down a free wager on this game, betsfreebets.com is advising doing so on the UNDER due to both teams' excellent starting pitching.