San Diego at Oakland

San Diego has the offense clicking, scoring 32 runs the last nine contests. That included wins at San Francisco (6-2) and Texas (3-2) as a dog. Veteran starter Clayton Richard has quietly had a strong season, with an 84-33 strikeout to walk ratio in 107 innings while allowing just 99 hits. The team is 7-2 his last nine starts and he is 9-5 with a 3.50 ERA in 23 career interleague games. He faces an Oakland offense that is #19 in on-base percentage, while the defense is #24 in fielding and the pitching staff is #18 in ERA (4.13). Oakland is just one game above .500 at home, off a 15-3 home loss to Cleveland. The Athletics go with Chris Bassitt, who is winless at home along with a 1-7 home mark the last four seasons. With Oakland 5-15 in interleague home games, this is a great spot for the dog, so play San Diego.