Los Angeles at Oakland

A showdown series in the AL West for first place, and the home team has been rolling with the A's winning the first two games of the series. That shouldn't surprise as the Angels are 0-5 in the last five meetings in Oakland. Oakland is No. 1 in offense in baseball and drew even atop the AL West with a 2-1 victory on Saturday. Oakland is pulling out of a slump with three wins in its last four games. Los Angeles starter Jeff Weaver has not recorded an out in the seventh inning in any of his last five starts and allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks over 5 1/3 innings at Boston on Tuesday. Weaver is making his third start of 2014 against Oakland after dropping the first two while yielding a total of 10 runs and 17 hits in 11 1/3 total innings! The Angels are 2-10 when Weaver is a dog of +110 to +150. The Athletics have reliable lefty Scott Kazmir (14-5, 2.73) going, and the Angels are 0-7 in their last seven road games against a left-handed starter. Play Oakland.