Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Oakland has pulled off a few upsets but they're still getting outscored by 44 runs, the second-worst differential in the American League and the fourth-worst in all of baseball. The A's are 29th in runs scored and on-base percentage, plus 28th slugging, while the pitching is 19th in ERA (4.06). Oakland ends a nine-game road trip here after a 7-0 loss to Baltimore yesterday. The A's are 21-58 in day games and 36-91 after a loss. First-place Baltimore has a +35 run differential. They're third in runs scored and second in slugging, while the pitching is 11th in ERA (3.75). Starter Albert Suarez hasn't allowed a run in 11.1 innings (2 starts). The Orioles are 75-50 against righty starters, 72-44 versus teams that draw 3 or fewer walks per contest, and 47-29 against the AL West. Play Baltimore as a Max Play.

The Oakland A's have started their nine game road trip at 3-5, and took the series opener vs. the Baltimore Orioles last night 3-2. Oakland is doing very little offensively as the A's attack has produced fewer than three runs a game this season. Contrast that with the power laden lineup of Baltimore that is averaging 5.52 runs per game, and there is a huge edge here for the home team. Baltimore is 16-9 to start the season and has dropped two in a row just twice all season, and are returning 28.3% following a loss. Former Oakland pitcher Cole Irvin is having a lot of success with Baltimore as the Birds are 11-3 in his last 14 decisions where oppoents have scored four or fewer runs in the last 10 of 11 of those decisions. Make the play on Baltimore.

The Oakland A's just came out of Yankee Stadium with a four game split. They should be feeling pretty good about themselves as they head to Baltimore. The Orioles have come of age after so many poor seasons, and are certainly a playoff caliber team. The Orioles pitching is not a strength of this team, but the lineup produces a lot of runs which has led the Orioles to an average of 5.67 runs per game, and a 15-7-2 mark to the over. The O's are allowing 4.46 runs per game, so on average their games have produced 10.13 runs per contest. That is 2.63 runs more than the posted line here. Their home games have produced even more runs, and they are 8-3-1 to the over at Camden Yards. I'm going OVER the total on this one.

The Oakland A's are 34-88 on the season and were beaten in the series opener vs Baltimore 9-4. Oakland is swinging the bats well right now. They average just 3.6 runs per game as a team but have averaged 5.2 runs in their last five. They also have a pair of shutout wins in their last eight games. Baltimore has allowed five or more runs in five of their last 10 games, and the A's for the moment are swinging the bats well. This is the 8th straight road game for Baltimore on the West coast, and you have to think the sense of urgency after beating Oakland last night, may be hard to summon for this one. Make the play on Oakland.