This is a 10* on OAKLAND

The A’s lost to the Mariners 6-5 on Monday. But they should get back in the win column tonight behind Chris Bassitt. The teams went 10 innings on Memorial Day with Seattle scoring twice in the bottom of the 10th to improve to 5-0 in extras this year. They can’t keep being THAT lucky. Yesterday’s win was the 5th in a row for the Mariners, but the previous four all came at the expense of the last place Rangers. Oakland had more hits yesterday. They are 4-0 in Bassitt’s last four starts and this is the guy they want on the hill in this situation. Not only did he throw a complete game shutout last Thursday, but he has a 6-0 team start record on the road. After losing his first two starts, Oakland is 8-1 in his last nine. Seattle goes with Gonzales, who isn’t bad, but he spent the last month on the disabled list. He could very well come out rusty. Oakland was 3 for 14 when they had runners in scoring position yesterday. They should do better than that today and look for them to snap a five-game homerless streak. Play on OAKLAND

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