The Nationals are the worst team in baseball. Oakland is playing better than Washington with three straight victories, including a 10-6 win in Tuesday's series opener. The Nationals are 2-6 during their last eight games. They have scored three or fewer runs in nine of their last 11 games and are 26-66 in their last 92 home games for a win percentage of 28 percent.

The A's hold a starting pitching edge, too, in this matchup with James Kaprielian facing Anibal Sanchez.

Kaprielian has pitched much better the last two months than he did earlier in the season with a 3-3 record and 3.86 ERA during his last 10 starts. The 38-year-old Sanchez sure looks washed-up. He is 0-5 with a 5.72 ERA.