Time: 10:05 p.m. ET
Reasoning: Los Angeles fell short by a run after blowing late leads in each of the first two games against Oakland, but it has a really good shot today of blowing the A's out of the water. Tom Milone was rocked in his first start at Seattle and he should be thankful that he only allowed just three earned runs after giving up 10 hits over five innings. Milone has a 4.35 ERA lifetime against the Angels. Oakland is tied for the majors' best record, but half of those victories were of the come-from-behind variety. How long can the A's keep that going, especially against a Los Angeles team that leads the majors in homers and that is second in runs scored? The Angels also have scored a major-league best 18 runs in the first inning this season. Oakland is hitting .174 and is scoring just 2.36 runs per game vs. LH.
Play: San Diego -142 (action vs. Cashner)
Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
Reasoning: Jorge De La Rosa has pitched well (at least record-wise) against the Padres in his career but 2014 has been a different story. He has a 9.69 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. In his last game he allowed a grand slam to San Francisco pitcher Madison Bumgarner. Padres 2B Jedd Gyorko went 6-for-7 against De La Rosa last year. Actually, ERA-wise he has a 4.92 career mark against San Diego. This year Colorado's bullpen hasn't been great either, and has a collective 3.81 ERA. The Rockies, who are hitting just .214 on the road vs. RH this season, will have to face Andrew Cashner, who tossed a one-hitter with 11 punchouts in his last turn. The Padres' bullpen has a 2.40 ERA.
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