Oakland dropped a tough game yesterday, losing to he Rays by allowing three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. That is a difficult loss to overcome and even though the A's are heading home, they are in a struggle and should not be laying this kind of number. Oakland has the worst record in the American League and it is just 8-10 at home on the season. The pitching has been decent overall but is has not been successful recently as it has posted a 6.18 ERA over the last 10 games.

The offense broke out in the final two games in Tampa Bay with seven and five runs but this offense is still very below average as the A's are hitting .241 on the season, worst in the American League. Arizona certainly is not better offensively as it is hitting just .234 on the season but it is coming around of late with a .255 average over its last 10 games. Most importantly, it is scoring runs, averaging 6.0 rpg over that span. After starting the season 4-8 on the road, the Diamondbacks have won four of their last five games away from home so there is absolutely no edge for Oakland here on its home field.

Trevor Cahill gets the start for the A's and he has had a solid season thus far but it has been extremely inconsistent. In eight starts, he has allowed two runs or fewer six times but he has also allowed seven runs in the other two games. His ERA sits at 5.01 but even more disturbing is his 1.65 WHIP. That does come down at home but it also goes up in night games to 1.98. He will be opposed by Billy Buckner but is back in the big leagues for his first start since 2007 when he was with the Royals. He pitched well in the Minors before getting called up as he allowed three runs in 16.2 innings in his recent efforts and overall he went 2-2 with a 3.81 ERA in 28.1 innings while allowing just one home run. Oakland is just 3-7 in its last 10 games as a favorite and is 6-18 in its last 24 games after allowing five runs or more in its previous game. 3* Arizona Diamondbacks

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