San Francisco at Oakland

San Francisco is on the road with a weak offense, #23 in runs scored and slugging. San Francisco has hit a Major League-worst six home runs this month and is on a 10-21 run away from home. Giants starter Dereck Rodriguez is much better at home, allowing opponents to bat .304 on the road. San Francisco is 25-54 in interleague road games against a right-handed starter. They face a red-hot Oakland Athletics squad that finished the first half of the season as the hottest team in baseball, on a 21-6 run. Oakland is 10th in the league in runs scored and eighth in slugging. Athletics starter Edwin Jackson (2.59 ERA) has been an excellent addition, and the team is 25-12 at home versus a right-handed starter. With the Giants on a 6-14 run in this park, back the hot home team with the far better offense. Play Oakland.