3* Rotation #962: MLB Friday 3* Baltimore Orioles -1.5 -125 vs Oakland A's @ 7:05 ET - The Orioles are coming back from a west coast trip but had a day game Wednesday so their rest situation is actually better than the A's who played last night in the Bronx and got an upset win over the Yankees despite being outhit. Speaking of being outhit, the Athletics have now scored 3 or less runs in 7 straight games and 9 of their last 10 games! In those 9 games, Oakland has averaged 2.3 runs scored per game. Note that the Orioles, on the other hand, have won 8 of 10 games and scored an average of 6 runs in their last 15 games! 6 to 2 sounds about right to me here and truly this should be a blowout win for the hosts. Baltimore's slugging percentage is 115 points higher than that of Oakland so far this season. Also, Corbin Burnes has a respectable 2.76 ERA this season and a 3-0 record while allowing only 22 hits and striking out 29 in his 29 innings. Conversely, Oakland's Ross Stripling has give up 37 hits in his 28.2 innings and he is 0-5 with a 5.34 ERA. The O's are perfect in Burnes starts (5-0) while Stripling has taken the loss (0-5) in all of his 5 starts! Also, 5 of Oakland's last 6 losses by 2 or more runs. 14 of the Orioles 16 wins - including 7 of 8 at home - have been by 2+ runs! In other words, no hesitation in laying the run line here! 3* BALTIMORE -1.5 -125