The Oakland A's are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball, as they have won 8 of their last 10 including two straight extra-inning, walkoff wins vs San Francisco. The A's must now travel to Texas to battle a slumping Rangers team who will be sending out a pitcher who has been really struggling of late. Cole Hamels gets the ball for the Rangers and has been roughed up over his last 4 starts, giving up 21 runs, on 28 hits in just 17 innings. We also expect the A's to get a solid pitching performance from Brett Anderson who is making his third start since coming off the DL. He is 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in those games and prior to that DL stint he had an ERA nearing 8. He has had much better control with his stuff and he is essentially pitching to keep his spot in the Major League rotation. The A's are 5-1 in their last 6 vs the AL West and 8-2 in their last 10 games vs a left handed starter. Play OAKLAND!