So far Sonny Gray has yet to demonstrate his stud form of previous seasons, but he's not as bad as his overall numbers show. He's rounding back into shape after being out with a strained trapezius, which affected his early season performance. Gray posted a respectable 3.23 ERA in June and hasn't walked more than one batter in any of his six starts since returning from his injury. He's facing a below-average Twins offense that ranks 19th in runs scored.

Ervin Santana doesn't get a lot of respect in the marketplace, but he's been pitching well yielding just five earned runs in his last three starts. Santana owns a strong history, too, versus the A's with a 15-7 lifetime mark and 2.10 ERA.

The A's rank 24th in runs scored. They have not scored more than four runs during any of their last five games.

There are other factors that point to an under, too, besides the pitching.

There is a fatigue factor for the batters because last night's game didn't start until 9:50 p.m. local time due to nearly a three-hour weather delay. The game then lasted more than three hours. Now we have an early start today as this is a get away day for both teams. That may also mean key hitters could be rested.

The weather forecast is for a slight wind that will be blowing in. Fielding Culbreth is slated to be behind home plate. He's a huge under umpire. He's had more unders than overs every year since 2011. The under is 79-53 (60 percent) during the past five years when Culbreth has been the home plate ump.