The Oakland Athletics will go for a series win against the Detroit Tigers when they wrap up their 3-game set in a matinée today at Comerica Park. The Tigers won yesterday’s matchup, 8-6, thanks to Miguel Cabrera, who smacked his 502nd home run and drove in 3 but is not expected to suit up today which is good news for Oakland. Frankie Montas is expected to toe the rubber today for the A’s and he has been lethal. Over his last two starts, Montas faced two of the best teams in the Majors (the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants) and pitched a combined 14 scoreless innings, yielding just 4 hits and striking out 15. Detroit is expected to send rookie Matt Manning to the hill. Manning, who is 3-5 with a 5.46 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP, had better be in the zone or the Athletics’ bats will jump all over him. Oakland is still very much alive in the AL Wild Card hunt and need this win today before they head north of the border for a 3-game set with the always dangerous Toronto Blue Jays.
TODAY’S PICK: OAKLAND ATHLETICS