Pivetta is a decent pitcher, and despite having a few shaky spots throughout the season, he should pitch better at home in this spot. Oakland struggles to score offense, 28th in the league, and they may get a few runs off of Pivetta, but not enough to win the game. Pivetta has done well against Oakland in past games and should control the A’s in this spot. Boston will get a lot of runs when they smack Sears around in this road spot. Sears is 1-4 with a 6.23 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP in his last five starts. This game is going to be a carbon copy of yesterday’s game. The Athletics are 7-15 in their last 22 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. The Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game. Head to head, the Athletics are 15-41 in the last 56 meetings in Boston.

Best bet: take the Boston Red Sox on the runline (RL).