Oakland at Baltimore

The Birds are flying high as they sit perched atop the rugged AL East through 19 games, on the strength of a four-game winning streak. After a season-opening gem vs. the hapless Twins, Jake Arrieta has found things different since as he has pitched to an ERA of over 6 in his last three starts. He will have to do better than that when facing Brandon McCarthy who has pitched to a 3.38 ERA and allowed 2 runs or less in four of his five starts this season. Arrieta has also struggled vs. teams that scored 5 runs or more in their previous game, as the O's are 0-6 in them. The A's are 4-0 with McCarthy in his last four vs. AL East, while the O's enter at 3-8 behind Arrieta vs. the AL West. The A's are dominating Baltimore at 62-24 in the last 86 meetings including 35-17 in Baltimore. Play on Oakland.