Boston at Oakland

Boston has a lot of holes and is 3,000 miles from home. Boston's designated hitter David Ortiz struck out three times in four at-bats last night and hasn’t homered in his last 14 games. The pitching has been awful and Boston has lost eight of its last 11 while allowing seven or more runs in three of its last five games. Red Sox lefty Wade Miley (1-4, 6.91 ERA) was a terrible acquisition and is 1-2 with a 5.59 ERA in four road starts this season. Oakland ranks third in baseball in runs scored and is 14-4 against the AL East. Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.65) is on the mound, throwing great with the Athletics 14-6 in his last 20 starts vs. a team with a losing record. He has allowed two or fewer runs in six of his seven starts and is holding opponents to a collective .194 average. The Red Sox are also 7-22 in Oakland, so grab home field and play on Oakland.