The Athletics are the sixth best team at scoring runs vs. lefties, have the fourth best OPS vs. lefties, and they’re coming off a 17-run breakout game. Montas has been their best pitcher with a 4-2 record and 2.78 ERA this season. The As are 6-15 on the road, but this is just a bad match-up for the Tigers. Look for the Athletics to make it nine straight against the Tigers tonight.

Coming off their blowout win Thursday in Detroit, my numbers see the Athletics smashing the Tigers again when they meet Friday night. My data sees Oakland prevailing in a whopping 75 percent of simulations with a margin of 2.2 runs per victory in this matchup. The A's are 6-0 when Frankie Montas starts Game 2 of a series and have now won right straight in Detroit. Look for them to make it nine Friday.