Oakland (Gonzalez) -110 at Cleveland (Carmona) 
Recommendation: Oakland   To say that Gio Gonzalez has owned the Indians anemic lineup is something of an understatement. Gonzalez faced the Tribe in July, throwing 6.2 innings of scoreless baseball in a 3-0 A’s victory. He faced Cleveland earlier in the season, throwing seven innings of shutout ball in an 11-0 Oakland win. Gonzalez faced the Indians twice last year, allowing a grand total of three earned runs in the two starts; both Oakland victories. That’s a solid track record of domination, worth supporting here. Gonzalez is in stellar current form, coming off a seven inning, two hit performance against Toronto in his last outing. He’s got a 2.49 ERA and a .200 batting average against in seven starts since the All-Star break. Facing a slumping Indians lineup (only three runs scored in three games while getting swept at Detroit over the weekend), look for continued success from Oakland’s undervalued young lefty. Fausto Carmona is trending the other way right now, 1-4 with a 7.07 ERA in his last five starts. The Indians continue to slump; just 3-11 in their last 14 ballgames, losers of six consecutive series. That includes series losses at home to last place teams like Seattle and Baltimore. The A’s have won nine of the last eleven meetings between these two teams, and the price is quite reasonable to support the better team with the better starter tonight. Recommendation: Oakland