The A's are coming off a win in Tampa Bay after a 4-3 victory over the Rays on Wednesday thanks to a strong outing from Mike Fiers and back-to-back bombs by Matt Olson and Khris Davis.
The team hopes to continue that winning vibe during the series finale before the boys head home to Oakland and begin a 10-game homestand.
Brett Anderson will get starting honors for the A's and is boasting a 3.98 ERA this season and has earned three runs or fewer in each of his past four starts.
Yonny Chirinos will start for the Rays and across 43 2/3 frames, he's 4-2 with a 2.27 ERA -- and the Rays are 5-2 in the seven starts by Chirinos. Beau Taylor will start behind the plate.
Here are how the lineups shape up for the mid-day showdown. You can follow the action on MLB Network.
Oakland Athletics (34-34)
Marcus Semien, SS
Matt Chapman, 3B
Matt Olson, 1B
Khris Davis, DH
Stephen Piscotty, RF
Robbie Grossman, LF
Ramón Laureano, CF
Jurickson Profar, 2B
Beau Taylor, C
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Brett Anderson, P (6-4, 3.98 ERA)
Tampa Bay Rays (41-25)
Yandy Diaz, 1B
Tommy Pham, LF
Austin Meadows, DH
Avisail Garcia, RF
Travis d'Arnaud, C
Willy Adames, SS
Daniel Robertson, 2B
Guillermo Heredia, CF
Christian Arroyo, 3B
Yonny Chirinos, P (7-2, 2.87 ERA)
