Houston at Oakland

The Oakland A's have had everything going for themselves for almost three years. They won the AL West the last two years, and looked to be on their way to a third straight then hit a bump in the road. They were swept by the Angels last weekend and now face a 6-game deficit inside the division, but hold down the first Wild Card spot. The problem has been a tough scheduling stretch that has seen them play 20 of their last 33 games vs. winning teams, but they own a .615 winning percentage in the 13 vs. a losing team. That compares favorably to their long term dominance of bad teams as the A's are 114-40 in their last 154 games as a -201 favorite or higher. Houston is just 84-188 in their last 272 games as a road dog, and this is a good spot for Oakland to get healthy. Take Oakland.