Oakland at Atlanta

Oakland plays its fourth straight road game a long way from home on a 4-13 slide. The offense is 26th in runs scored and 28th in on-base percentage, while the pitching is 23rd in ERA (4.23). Starter J.P. Sears has a 4.28 ERA away from home. The A's are 10-19 on the road, 48-109 versus righty starters, plus 12-43 against teams with a bullpen ERA of 3.45 or better. Atlanta's offense is seventh in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging, while the pitching is seventh in ERA (3.47) and fourth in the pen (3.23 ERA). Reynaldo Lopez (1.75 ERA) has a 1.21 ERA at home where he's holding batters to a .190 average. The Braves are 17-1 after losing five or six of their last seven, so back home field. Play Atlanta.