Athletics-Dodgers Lines Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Dodger Stadium in an interleague contest. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Trevor Cahill in this one. Righthander Cahill is 3-5 this season with a 4.17 ERA. Cahill's opponent in this one will be Hiroki Kuroda. The Dodgers righthander has a 2.86 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt Kemp's run-scoring single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Dodgers over the Athletics 5-4 on Tuesday night. Los Angeles cashed as -145 home favorites as the game played OVER the 7.5-run total set by sportsbooks. Casey Blake went 2-for-5 with two runs batted in for the Dodgers, while Guillermo Mota picked up the win in relief of starter Clayton Kershaw for Los Angeles. Jason Giambi was 2-for-5 with a three-run blast for Oakland, as Brad Ziegler was handed the loss after allowing the winning run in the bottom of the 10th for the Athletics. Current streak: Oakland has lost 4 straight games. Los Angeles has won 3 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 27-36 SU Los Angeles: 43-22 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing LA Dodgers are 8-2 After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games LA Dodgers are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing Oakland Next up: LA Dodgers home to Oakland, Thursday, June 18