One of our very profitable Golden Rules of handicapping is that it is so much easier to be the hunter than the hunted. Jeff Samardzija is now the ace of the World Series favorites, a far cry from being the best pitcher on a horrible team.

In his last two outings he has given up 11 runs, 10 earned in his last 11 IP. Scott Feldman has four quality starts in his last five. Oakland is 4-9 their last 13 (-7.3 units).