Oakland at Detroit

Oakland is getting too much respect with this betting number. Oakland is a long way from home and playing its seventh straight road game of a nine-game trek. They are a terrible road ream at 24-50 away from home. The Athletics have Jharel Cotton (8-10, 5.81 ERA) on the mound, with a 5.74 ERA in his last five starts. Oakland is #21 in runs scored on offense, 7-19 on the road against a team with a losing home record. Detroit has plenty of offensive pop, sixth in baseball in triples, and #10 in doubles. The Tigers come off a 12-0 rout of the White Sox and play their fifth straight home contest. Detroit has won two of the last three games scoring 19 runs. Detroit is 28-15 after a win by six runs or more, while Oakland is 6-19 after playing five or more consecutive road games. Play Detroit.