The Oakland Athletics will open the season against the Philadelphia Phillies in a three-game set. The Athletics posted an 86-76 record last season and finished third in the AL West. The Phillies finished second in the NL East with an 82-80 overall record. The A's will send Frankie Montas to the mound. He was 13-9 with a 3.37 ERA last season. The Phils will counter with Aaron Nola. He posted a 9-9 record with a 4.63 ERA last season. Oakland is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Philadelphia.

The Athletics finished third in the West last season but has a firewall uring the winter and it will be hard to repeat last season's success. The Phillies didn't stand pat but added to an already potent offense by adding Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber. Nola started strong last season, winning five of his first seven starts. The A's don't have much of an offense so I don't expect them to put up many runs. The Phillies should put up a ton of runs this season so when they do the run-line will have a lot of value. This is one of those times.

Play on Philadelphia. This is an 8* play. (PLay Action)