The Oakland Athletics are very much alive in the AL Wild Card hunt and will have an opportunity to further their cause when they visit Kauffman Stadium for a 3-game series with the Kansas City Royals. Oakland is 20-8 in their last 30 meetings with the Royals and 4-1 in their last 5 in KC. Frankie Montas is expected to tap the rubber for the A’s and he has been delivering flames. Over his last 3, Montas is a perfect 3-0 with a nasty ERA of 1.74 and a WHIP of just 0.92. On the other side, Jackson Kowar is expected to get the nod for the Royals. His last 3 turns have been ugly. Kowar is 0-2 with a bloated ERA of 8.10 and a 1.80 WHIP. Consider the Athletics.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OAKLAND ATHLETICS