T.M. Selection: Oakland Athletics.

I like the Oakland Athletics to win this game against the LA Angels on Monday. The A's were just swept by the Giants over the weekend in a 2 game series but they had played the Angels in a 3 game series right before that and won 2/3 games there. I think they are going to bounce back in this game and beat up on the Angels again like they did last week. The Angels haven't looked great in their games lately, they just split their series with the Mariners over the weekend but they have looked terrible for a majority of the year now. The A's have also been terrible all year with an even worse record the Angels have but the A's have been getting hot over the last week, winning more games and putting up a lot of runs in those, I expect them to bounce back here with a better performance. Cole Irvin (6-8, 3.04 ERA) is up for the A's here and I think he gives them a really good chance at winning this game. He has looked great for a majority of the year but he has really been pitching well in his starts lately. He has had 6 starts in a row now where he hasn't given up more than 2 runs, and he hasn't had a start where he has given up more than that since June. I expect him to pitch another great game here as he just shut down the Angels in his most recent start. Jose Suarez (3-4, 4.55 ERA) is up for the Angels here and he hasn't looked great in his starts this year. He has looked good in his 2 most recent starts, giving up no more than 1 run in either start, but he had 2 bad starts in a row right before that and that has been a bit of a common theme for him this year. I like the A's to bounce back in this game and get a win here.

T.M. Prediction: 4-2 Athletics.