Oakland at Kansas City

Oakland is quite the punching bag on a 5-23 skid. The pitching staff is last in ERA (7.39) and WHIP, while the offense is 24th in runs, 21st in on-base percentage, and 22nd in slugging, with a defense that is 28th in fielding percentage. Ken Waldichuk (7.26 ERA) takes the mound with a 9.82 ERA on the road and the Oakland bullpen is last in the majors (6.80 ERA). The Athletics are 17-37 on the road against a right-handed starter, plus 15-36 versus a starter with a WHIP higher than 1.30. Kansas City plays its fifth straight home contest and the offense has scored 44 runs in the last seven games. With the A's 1-15 after losing two of three, back home field. Play Kansas City.