Kansas City at Oakland

The Oakland A's have the best record in baseball, and today they trot out Jon Lester who they acquired from Boston prior to the trade deadline. Lester was held back and is now on extended rest - a situation over his career where he has a negative ROI, as he hasn't been very sharp in this role over his successful career. That could open the door for a Kansas City team that has some momentum off of last night's shutout win. Jason Vargas has had a good season at 8-4 backed by a solid 3.31 ERA. In 18 appearance vs. Oakland, he has delivered a 3.28 ERA over his career. Kansas City has a winning record on the road for the season. They are also 8-2 over their last 10 games, and has won six straight when facing an opponent off of scoring 2 runs or fewer in their previous contest. Make the play on Kansas City.