This is an 8* play on the Baltimore Orioles.

The Orioles lost 8-4 in the opening game of this home series versus Oakland, but they leveled the series with a 5-2 win in Game 2. I like Baltimore here in the rubber match this afternoon.

Chris Tillman will toe the slab for the Orioles, and he's coming off a real gem. Tillman (3-1, 2.81 ERA) allowed one run on five hits, striking out nine in seven innings in a win over the Yankees his last time out. He's 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in four starts at home this season, and the Orioles won all four of those games.

The Athletics hand the ball to Kendall Graveman, who is coming off consecutive poor performances. Graveman (1-3, 4.40 ERA) allowed four runs on 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings in a home loss to Seattle his last time out. Prior to that he was torched for six runs on 10 hits over just 4 2/3 innings in a loss at Detroit.

The Oakland lineup has really struggled to solve Tillman, batting just .169 over a combined 83 at bats.

Take BAL.

GL,

Jesse Schule