Oakland at Pittsburgh

These are teams that are surprisingly leading their divisions as we approach the all-star break, and each will go with a pitcher that has made the all-star team. The Pirates are meeting some adversity now as they have lost their last two series, the last coming at the hands of the lowly Cubs. The A's have rolled to four straight series wins and continue to play solid baseball all the way around. There isn't much difference to measure on the mound here, and the one big difference is the A's, and the AL in general; their ability to win in inter-conference tilts. Oakland is 8-2 in their last 10 in inter-league play vs. a winning team, and 26-9 to a total of 7-8.5 in their last 35. Oakland has also gone 20-6 in Colon's last 26 starts. The Pirates are just 23-51 vs. an interleague club over .500, and are not playing well right now. Play on Oakland.