Oakland at Kansas City

When you look at the success of this Oakland team, the thing that would stand out to most is that they seem to always get good starting pitching. While that is true, the underestimated part of this team is the strength of the offense. That was on full display last night as the A's powered their way to 11 runs, marking the 16th time they have done so on the season - the best in either league. Kansas City has a surprising lead in the AL Central, but they have the worst side of the pitching matchup here as Scott Kazmir has had an outstanding campaign at 13-4 on the season with a 2.73 ERA. Jason Vargas has struggled since undergoing an appendectomy, and two starts back the A's lit him up for 7 runs in just 4.1 innings of work. Oakland is 10-1 in Kazmir's last 11 starts on four days rest, and 65-29 in their last 94 to a total of 7 to 8.5. Take the A's.