Oakland at Los Angeles

Oakland can't afford many more losses if it wants to play in the postseason as the Athletics are three games back of a Wild Card spot, but they have won two in a row, including 7-2 over the Royals on Thursday when they scored four runs in a third inning that featuring a two-out, two-run single by Chad Pinder. Cole Irvin gets the start tonight, and he bounced back from a bad outing against Toronto, allowing two runs on six hits in seven innings versus Texas on Saturday. Irvin has faced the Angels four times this season and given up nine runs in 25 innings for a 3.24 ERA. Oliver Ortega is likely the starter for Los Angeles, although it appears it will be a bullpen game for the Angels. Oakland has won eight of the past nine meetings while holding the Angels to a total of only 18 runs during that span. Play the Athletics.