The Oakland Athletics host the Southern California Interleague rival Los Angles Dodgers tonight at the Oakland Coliseum. The Dodgers hold a 4.5 game lead over the Padres in the National League West. Meanwhile the A’s remain in the AL West cellar but have closed the gap on the Angels to just two games.
Getting the start tonight for the A’s is 22-year-old rookie Joey Estes. The rookie righthander is 4-4 with a 4.92 in fourteen appearances (thirteen starts). He matches up against 25-year-old righty Gavin Stone for the Dodgers. Stone is 9-4 with a 3.