Baltimore at Oakland

It is tough to take a liking to a team that had been playing well at home, but just got swept on their home field. They enter this series posted as a major-sized favorite which isn't very advantageous right now. A lot of that has to do with Gio Gonzalez on the hill, but he has hit the wall late in the season with the A's garnering just a single win in his last six starts. He has lost four straight allowing 20 runs in just 21.1 innings for a king sized ERA of 8.44. The Birds are not exactly pretty on the road, but considering the circumstances, and Gonzalez' struggles which include a 2-7 A's record when he faces a losing team, I'm jumping in on Baltimore in this one. Take the Orioles.