Tampa Bay at Oakland

The Tampa Bay Rays were left for dead in June when they slipped to 18 games under .500, but this team has rallied back behind better and more timely hitting, and excellent pitching. The Rays have moved back into the heated race for the second wild card race in the AL where they sit just 3.5 games off the pace. The Rays staff has allowed three runs or less in 12 of their last 16 games. Oakland has suddenly gone cold on offense as they have scored 12 runs in their last four games, but eight of the 12 all occurred in the same inning, leaving them with just four runs in 35 of their last 36 innings of play. The Rays pitching has positioned them to win with short totals as they are 14-2 in their last 16 to a total of 7-8.5, and Cobb has delivered a 5-0 record in his last five road starts. The A's have been misfiring in series openers as they have dropped four straight. Make the play on Tampa Bay.