THe Oakland A's are one of the leagues worst teams against lefty starters.
Oakland's Ross Dewiler has not earned a win in more than a month, and only one of his five starts since then have been good. In the other four outings, Detwiler surrendered a combined 17 runs in 17 innings and took a loss three times.
KC's starting pitcher Gee has delivered quality starts in three of his last four outings as gets the ball for the opener of a four-game set at Kauffman Stadium. He has a 2.84 ERA over his last five appearances.