2015 Season MLB Baseball Past Picks

A long road trip for Minnesota to the West Coast, a team with a losing road record and ranked 22nd in on base percentage. Twins righty Phil Hughes (4.32 ERA) has struggled on the road, posting a 2-4 mark while yielding a .321 batting average to the opposition. The Twins are 2-5 when Hughes is on the road aginst a team with a losing record. He faces an Oakland offense that is eighth in baseball in runs scored. The Athletics unveil lefty Scott Kazmir, with opponents hitting .215 off him. The Athletics are 4-1 in Kazmir's last five starts as a favorite, and he is 4-2 at home with a 1.40 ERA. Minnesota has mustered just three victories in its last 14 contests in Oakland, plus the A's are 9-2 in this park the last 11 times they've faced the Twins here, so grab home field. Play Oakland.