It's Liam Hendriks on the mound as starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics against Luis Severino for the New York Yankees in tonight's American League Wild Card Game 2018. It's an interesting matchup since Severino has been a Yankees starting ace, while Hendriks has been in the bullpen and spent time in the minors this season. Hendriks spent two months in Triple A Nashville and doesn't have a single pitching win in the 2018 regular season, but he's going up against Severino tonight, the New York pitcher with a 19-8 record and 220 strikeouts. The home-team Yankees are favored in the game, according to the latest betting odds, at -180. The over/under is 8.5 for tonight's American League Wild Card game, in which the winner advances to the Division Series against Boston on Friday. Here are the complete projected starting lineups for the Yankees vs. A's, according to the Associated Press: Athletics: LF Nick Martini (.296, 1 HR, 19 RBIs), 3B Matt Chapman (.278, 24, 68, 42 2Bs, 100 runs), 2B Jed Lowrie (.267, 23, 99, 37 2Bs), DH Khris Davis (.247, 48, 123), RF Stephen Piscotty (.267, 27, 88, 41 2Bs), 1B Matt Olson (.247, 29, 84), SS Marcus Semien (.255, 15, 70), CF Ramon Laureano (.288, 5, 19 in 48 games), C Jonathan Lucroy (.241, 4, 51). Yankees: LF Andrew McCutchen (.255, 20, 65 for Pirates and Yankees) or Brett Gardner (.236, 12, 45, 16 SBs), RF Aaron Judge (.278, 27, 67, 152 Ks in 112 games), SS Didi Gregorius (.268, 27, 86 in 134 games), DH Giancarlo Stanton (.266, 38, 100, 211 Ks), CF Aaron Hicks (.248, 27, 79 in 137 games), 3B Miguel Andujar (.297, 27, 92, 47 2Bs), 1B Luke Voit (.322, 15, 36 in 47 games for Cardinals and Yankees; .333, 14, 33 in 39 games with Yankees), C Gary Sanchez (.186, 18, 53 in 89 games), 2B Gleyber Torres (.271, 24, 77 in 123 games). Starting Pitchers: Athletics: RH Liam Hendriks (0-1, 4.13 ERA overall; 0-1, 2.08 in 8 games as "opener"). Yankees: RH Luis Severino (19-8, 3.39, 220 Ks). Hendriks, an Australian, was cut from the A's 40 man roster in the summer but returned to the team after a couple of months in the minor leagues. Oakland finished second in the American League West with a 97-65 record behind the strength of relief pitching. Oakland is facing injuries to starting pitchers including Jharel Cotton, Kendall Graveman, Sean Manea, Paul Blackburn, Andrew Triggs and Daniel Gossett. So, Hendriks gets the ball, facing a large and likely loud crowd for the wild card game in New York. "Instead of the starter going six and handing it over to the bullpen or going five and handing it over to the bullpen, now we're just reversing it," Hendriks said. The 29-year-old right-handed pitcher is in his third season with Oakland, but he previously started games pitching for Minnesota and Kansas City. He became a bullpen pitcher in 2015. In early September, Hendriks started one game for the A's, throwing 30 pitches and exiting with the score 0-0. Yankees vs. A's American League Wild Card Game 2018 Time: 8:08 ET Location: Yankee Stadium, New York TV Channel: TBS Betting Odds: Yankees -180; over/under 8.5 Live Streaming: You can live stream free tonight on fubotv.com with a free seven-day trial by visiting here. You can also get live stream on MLB.com and WatchTBS though subscriptions are required.<doc-sep>NEW YORK -- When the New York Yankees announced their wild-card game roster Wednesday morning, Greg Bird, a 25-year-old first baseman long considered one of the organization's most promising rising stars, was left off it. Instead, the Yankees will be going with trade-deadline acquisition Luke Voit at first base -- and batting fifth in the lineup -- against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Since coming to New York on July 29 as part of a deal that sent relievers Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos to St. Louis, Voit has been an offensive spark plug. In 39 games with the Yankees, Voit has hit .333 with 14 home runs, 33 RBIs and a 1.095 OPS. Although he struggled when he was initially traded to the Bronx, Voit has been a tough out since late August, when he was recalled after a short stint with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Voit has started all but five games since Aug. 24, hitting .351 in that span. Each of his 14 homers have come since then, too. Voit's rise coincided with Bird's decline. Through 82 games this regular season, Bird batted just .199. He also had 11 homers, 38 RBIs and 78 strikeouts. A former fifth-round draft pick, Bird missed the first two months of the season after undergoing ankle surgery at the end of March. He underwent the procedure after feeling discomfort before a spring training game. That discomfort was connected to ankle and foot problems that also kept him out for much of last season. Yankees manager Aaron Boone also is carrying three catchers against the A's, including Kyle Higashioka in addition to starter Gary Sanchez and backup Austin Romine. Backup infielders include Neil Walker, Adeiny Hechavarria and Tyler Wade. The Associated Press contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
NEW YORK -- Wednesday night, for the first time in baseball history, a 100-win team will compete in a Wild Card Game. The New York Yankees (100-62) and Oakland Athletics (97-65) will meet in the 2018 AL Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium. A trip to the ALDS to face the 108-54 Boston Red Sox is on the line. That's three of the four best records in baseball right there. Fortunately, Wednesday's winner-take-all AL Wild Card Game will avoid rain in New York. It rained Tuesday night and it will rain Thursday night. Wednesday night? Crystal clear and cool with a nice breeze. CBS New York has a similar forecast throughout the night. The weather in New York will be close to perfect for the 2018 AL Wild Card Game on Wednesday. CBS Sports Both the Athletics and Yankees announced their Wild Card Game starting lineups Wednesday afternoon. Here's the starting nine the visiting A's will run out there: A's manager Bob Melvin settled on that standard lineup late in the regular season and he'll continue with it in the Wild Card Game. It should be noted Hendriks is an opener and will only pitch one inning (maybe two). The Athletics are planning to use a bullpen game Wednesday night. Edwin Jackson is the only true starter on their Wild Card Game roster and he's the emergency extra innings guy. Now here is the lineup the home Yankees will use Wednesday night: Similar to Melvin and the A's, Yankees manager Aaron Boone settled on that set lineup late in the regular season, after Judge (wrist), Hicks (hamstring), and Gregorius (wrist) returned from injuries. Severino will join Madison Bumgarner (2014, 2016) and Jon Lester (2014, 2018) as the only pitchers to start two Wild Card Games. Severino started last year's AL Wild Card Game and didn't make it out of the first inning against the Twins. The Yankees are surely hoping for a better outcome the second time around.