Oakland at Cincinnati

Oakland is long way from home, playing poorly while ending a brutal eight-game road trip. Oakland has lost seven in a row with no offense, scoring a total of 15 runs the last seven contests. The Athletics have sunk to #26 in baseball in runs scored, #26 in on-base percentage, and #24 in slugging. They are stuck with starter Kendall Graveman (2-6, 5.49 ERA), who is 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA and 1.82 WHIP in six road starts. The Athletics are 19-47 in following a loss, a 6-20 run on the road, plus 6-14 against a lefty starter. The host Cincinnati Reds are off a pair of 2-1 wins and go for the sweep. Reds RF Jay Bruce has six homers and 16 RBIs over his last 16 games. The Reds are 18-6 at home against team with a road winning percentage of less than .400, so jump on the home dog against the struggling and road weary visitors. Play the Reds.