Athletics-Orioles Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Camden Yards. The Athletics will trot Dallas Braden out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Braden has a 3-3 record and a 3.59 ERA this season. Braden's opponent in this one will be Chris Waters. The Orioles lefthander has a 5.45 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The A's were defeated 9-6 Thursday night and were swept in the three-game series by the Royals. The A's were +105 underdogs, while the 15 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Ryan Sweeney belted two doubles and finished with two RBIs for the A's. Dan Meyer gave up eight runs off nine hits over 3 1-3 innings in the loss. The Orioles lost 5-4 to the Red Sox and were swept in the three-game series on Wednesday, as +280 underdogs. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10). Luke Scott drove in one run and scored once for the Orioles. Jim Miller gave up the winning run and suffered the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 4 straight games. Baltimore has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 63-77 SU Baltimore: 63-76 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 2-8 After playing Boston are 2-8 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Baltimore Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore Oakland is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Baltimore Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games Baltimore is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Oakland Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland Next up: Baltimore home to Oakland, Saturday, September 6