This is a 9* on OVER

The A’s were able to scratch and claw their way to a 5-4 win yesterday in Chicago. That ended a four-game losing streak. Now in come the Giants, the team with the best record in the majors, and they had Thursday off. While off a loss, the Giants are 9-2 their last 11 games. They already average nearly five full runs per contest and now they’ll get to substitute a DH in place of the pitcher in the batting order. So we should this game go Over the total. James Kaprielian, today’s starter for Oakland, has seen his previous three starts all go Over. Kaprielian has pitched better at home than on the road. However, the last time he faced a National League lineup, the results were poor. He gave up six runs in San Diego and that was without the designated hitter rule in play. Alex Wood has an ERA approaching 6.00 his last three starts. So we expect him to struggle as well. Wood has allowed four or more runs in three of his last four trips to the mound. The Over is on a 7-3 run for Oakland, at home, following a road trip of seven or more days. San Francisco is on a 26-12-1 Over run in interleague play. Play on OVER

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