Play: Cleveland Indians
Rating: 10*

I like the Cleveland Indians here in the first of three at Oakland Coliseum against the Athletics.

Carlos Carrasco (8-6, 3.34 ERA) takes the ball for the Tribe. He's 5-3 record and 1.97 ERA in nine road turns on the season and he went 1-0 behind a 1.69 ERA in two starts versus the A's in 2015. Oakland is 1-10 in its last 11 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

The A's turn to Andrew Triggs (0-1, 4.98) who's pitched fairly well as a starter (0-1 with a 3.29 ERA in four turns). Coming up against this powerful Cleveland team will be a huge challenge though, and Jose Ramirez is red hot in reaching base at least once in 27 straight games, during which he's hit .377.

Cleveland outscored the A's 19-6 during a three-game home sweep from July 29-31, and I think they'll take it to the A's at Oakland as well.