The Oakland Athletics will be taking on the Cincinnati Reds in the opening game of a three-game interleague series. Mitch Spence gets the nod for Oakland. He is 7-9, with a 4.67 ERA. The Reds will counter with Nick Lodolo. He is 9-6, with a 4.76 ERA. The A’s are putting up 3.98 runs per game. The reds are putting up 4.46 runs per game. Neither team has played well this season. Since the break, Mitch Spence is 2-3 with a 4.45 ERA and a .254 batting average against in 32.1 innings. Nick Lodolo is 1-3 with a 7.78 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP in 37.0 innings. When it comes to the pens, The Athletics are sixth in Major League Baseball with a 3.59 reliever ERA while the Cincinnati Reds are right behind them in seventh place with a 3.60 bullpen ERA right now. I am going with the A’s in this one as Lodolo has et me down in recent games.

Play on Oakland. This is a 3% play.