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The Athletics enter with a seven-game winning streak. Oakland’s offense has done very well in the team's three contests against left-handers this year, averaging six runs per game. And they’re sixth in the majors in wRC+, 30 percent better than the average team. Athletics RHP Chris Bassitt has a 3.65 ERA in 69 career starts. I feel Detroit has the worst lineup in baseball versus right-handers. Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd had an era of 6.71 in 60 ? innings last year and owns a career 4.99 ERA. Continue to ride the Athletics.
The Athletics have won seven straight games, including shutting out the Tigers in the last two games. They face Matt Boyd who has been much better this season, but he has had problems with the home run in the past. The Athletics crush lefties, and they have owned this matchup winning 21 of the last 23 games straight up against the Tigers. Take the value in the As at home.
Matthew Boyd has been excellent this season with a 1.86 ERA, but the Athletics are extremely tough versus left-handed pitching. Their .815 OPS against southpaws ranks third in the American League. The A's have won seven straight, including taking the first three games of this series by a combined 18-4 score. I'll lay the reasonable price.
The A's have won seven straight. The Tigers have lost three straight, all to the A's. The last two were shutouts. My model says Oakland completes the four-game sweep 75 percent of the time, so you're getting strong value at this number.