Boston Red Sox (80-65, third in the AL East) vs. Athletics (66-79, fifth in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Dustin May (7-11, 4.96 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 123 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (10-10, 4.13 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 126 strikeouts)
Red Sox -112, Athletics -107; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Boston Red Sox looking to stop a four-game home losing streak.
The Athletics have a 66-79 record overall and a 29-41 record at home. The Athletics have a 59-13 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Boston has an 80-65 record overall and a 36-37 record on the road. The Red Sox have the fourth-best team batting average in MLB play at .254.
Tuesday's game is the second time these team