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Kevin
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1*Tampa Bay Rays @ Oakland Athletics - ATHLETICS TO WIN (-121)
Oakland looks for the tough four game sweep against the Tampa Bay Rays, as they come into this afternoons game winning the first three outscoring the Rays 26-10. On the mound for the Rays is Wade Davis, who is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA lifetime at Oakland. On the season the Rays are 7-7 with a 4.46 ERA and 1.149 WHIP. Batters are hitting .286 against Davis, who didn't fare well in his last outing, where he lasted 5.1 innings giving up 11 hits and 5 earned runs. Rich Harden will make his 5th start for the Athletics this afternoon. Harden is 2-1 on the season with a 4.63 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. Batters are hitting just .239 against Harden on the year, and the A's are 3-1 in his 4 starts. Oakland is one of the hotter teams since the All Star Break, as they've gone 8-4 and are hitting .321 in that span. Note that they are 5-0 in their last 5 home games, 4-0 in their last 4 games as a favorite of -110 to -150, and a solid 39-19 in their last 58 games as a small to medium home favorite of -110 to -150. The Athletics are 30-8 in Hardens last 38 starts as a home favorite, 44-13 in his last 57 starts as a favorite overall, and 43-17 in his last 60 starts overall. The Athletics are also 5-2 in his last 7 starts vs AL East opponents, and 23-11 in his last 34 vs a team with a winning record. On the other hand the Rays are just 1-5 in their last 6 overall and 1-7 in their last 8 road games. After losing the first three games of a series the Rays have managed to be swept in 16 of their 18 times during that 4th game of the series. The Rays are just 3-8 in their last 11 games as a road underdog of +110 to +150 and 6-13 in their last 19 vs AL West teams. The Rays have done decent with Davis pitching on the road, but are just 2-6 in his last 8 starts vs AL West teams, and 0-4 in his last 4 on 5 days of rest. The Rays are just 15-41 in their last 56 meetings in Oakland, and 2-7 in their last 9 meetings overall. Look for the confident bats of Oakland to keep driving in runs, and a rare 4 game sweep here against the Rays as a result. Take Oakland money line today with some nice value.