The Oakland Athletics will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Giants in San Francisco at AT&T Park on Friday in baseball action.

San Francisco sends Ryan Vogelsong out against Trevor Cahill for the Athletics in this game. Vogelsong is 3-0 with a 2.86 ERA on the season, while Cahill is 6-1 on the year and has a 1.82 ERA.



View Oakland vs San Francisco Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Giants as -115 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 6.5.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Giants rated this week at No. 8 and the Athletics sitting at No. 6.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, San Francisco owns the No. 13 ranking for hits in the National League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Athletics are rated No. 12 in the same category at 8.1 per game.

Oakland brings the American League's No. 1-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Giants' league No. 3-ranked defense.

Last time out for Oakland, they were a 11-1 loser as they battled the Twins at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Twins at +148 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Oakland was scored on plenty on Thursday, falling behind early and watching runners cross the plate all game in a 11-1 loss to Minnesota.

In their last action, San Francisco was a 3-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Dodgers. Bettors on San Francisco at +107 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. San Francisco got the job done in their last match in a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday at Dodger Stadium behind starter Madison Bumgarner.


Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing San Francisco are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

San Francisco Giants Trends:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

A few Athletics at Giants trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Oakland's last 24 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games


Next up:
Oakland at San Francisco, Saturday, May 21