Boston at Oakland

The Boston Red Sox are in a rare spot as defending champions, but their struggles have prompted the oddsmakers to make them a considerable road dog in this one. Oakland has caught lightning in a bottle with Scott Kazmir, who is 8-2 with a 2.05 ERA on the season. Kazmir has been 15-14 against Boston in his career, but the more important part of that is the fact that Boston has scored on average 5.1 runs per game against him. In his most recent 13 starts, the Red Sox have generated 87 runs or 6.7 per contest. The oddsmakers have stacked the deck for this one, but the real value here is on the visitor, so take Boston in this one.