The Oakland Athletics have lost two straight and are feeling the heat for the top spot in the AL Wild Card race, sitting just 1/2 game up on Tampa and 1 up on Cleveland. Tonight they have to get back on track, and they will, when they wrap up a 2-game set with the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Oakland is expected to send Frankie Montas to the hill and Los Angeles is expected to counter with the lefty, Andrew Heaney. Montas will be making his first start since his 80-game suspension and was lights out prior to being sidelined. He was 9-2, with a 2.70 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and the Athletics are 4-0 in his last 4 starts. Heaney has just 4 wins on the season with 6 losses, a 5.10 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and over his last 3 turns, he has a bloated ERA of 10.05. Heaney had better have his best stuff tonight because Oakland crushes lefties. The A’s are 37-14 in their last 51 games against southpaw starters and are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings with the Halos. Oakland gets it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OAKLAND ATHLETICS