Oakland at Minnesota

Oakland winds down its lost season on a 4-12 run. The offense is last in runs scored and slugging, plus 29th in on-base percentage, while the pitching is 29th in ERA (5.51). Joey Estes (9.64 ERA) got pounded in his lone start against Seattle last week. Oakland is 29-80 versus righty starters and 12-53 against AL teams allowing 4.4 or fewer runs per game. Minnesota's offense is 11th in runs scored, 13th in on-base percentage, and Top 10 in slugging, while the pitching is sixth in ERA (3.87). The Twins play their fourth consecutive home game on a 7-3 run. Starter Pablo Lopez (3.61 ERA) has had a great campaign with 228 strikeouts in 189+ innings. And the Twins are 38-12 at home against teams with bullpen ERAs of 4.20 or worse. Make it a Max Play on Minnesota.