Arizona at Oakland

Oakland is 8-0 after a day off this season, and it has won four of its past five while the Diamondbacks have lost 17 straight road games and is firmly in last place in the NL West. Arizona is 9-25 away from home on the season and just got swept in a four-game series at Milwaukee. Chris Bassitt goes for the Athletics tonight, and they have won his last five starts (nine of his past 10). The right-hander is 5-2 with a 3.53 ERA overall, and he owns a .211 opponent batting average at home in 33 1/1 innings. Bassitt faced the Diamondbacks once this year and gave up two runs on two hits in five innings. Jon Duplantier has been shelled for nine runs on 11 hits in 8 2/3 innings for Arizona. Oakland has won the last four meetings, and the A's are 13-3 in the first game of a series. Take the Athletics.