Aaron Judge’s New York Yankees play the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 20 at 9:40 PM ET, and will see starting pitcher J.T. Ginn on the hill. Judge picked up one hit in his previous game, going

Here are five things to watch and predictions as the Yankees travel to Oakland to take on the Athletics for a three-game series starting Friday.

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.

SEATTLE — Juan Soto was worried sick that his season might be over the afternoon after the Yankees clinched a playoff spot. His left knee was killing him after slid hard into the concrete base of a foul-territory wall in deep right field Thursday as he was making a tremendous catch.

The rightfielder slammed hard into the wall in foul territory pursuing a fly ball, but after several tense minutes stayed in the game.

New York Yankees star Juan Soto will undergo X-rays after suffering a knee injury while making a sliding catch against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday,

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, center, celebrates clinching a playoff spot with teammates, including catcher Austin Wells, right, after a 2-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Wednesday,

New York Yankees clinch playoff spot by beating Seattle Mariners 2-1 in 10 innings.