Boston at Oakland

It doesn't take much to go against the Oakland Athletics, who are 1-5 and have been disastrous defensively and in just about every other department. They lost 5-4 in 10 innings to Boston on Tuesday, although there was a silver lining as the bullpen did a good job keeping the game close this time. Now Oakland is up against Nick Pivetta, who is 3-0 when starting against the A's with a 0.41 ERA and a 0.59 WHIP. Ross Stripling has a 4.68 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP in 11 starts against the Red Sox, who have won six of the past eight meetings. Oakland is 32-88 against right-handed starters the past two seasons and 15-53 overall in day games. Also, the Athletics are 5-25 in April. Take the Red Sox as a Max Play.