Oakland will try to make it two in a row this afternoon in Seattle in the series finale before heading home after the game.
The lineup will be going against last year’s Cy Young winner Robbie Ray. He hasn’t been quite that good compared to this season, as his 4.77 ERA suggests, but he’s still a dangerous lefty who racks up the K’s. One right-handed batter returns to the lineup today in Sheldon Neuse, and while Ramon Laureano was slated to start today and bat third, a late lineup change sees Luis Barrera replace him in the lineup, with everyone else moving up a spot in the order while Barrera bats ninth.