The Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics have been two of the best teams in baseball during the early goings and the two teams will face off on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Brett Anderson will throw for the A's against Jon Lester, who has rebounded from a bad season in 2012 to go 3-0 with a sub 2.00 ERA this season. The Red Sox are 13-7 on the year and first in the AL East, while ranking seventh in runs scored with 94 and 15th in batting average. The team is ranked eighth in on base percentage and 15th in slugging percentage.
The Oakland A's are second in the AL West with a 13-8 record and Anderson is 1-3 this season. The team is ranked first in runs with 119 after making a surprising playoff run last year and is also first in on base percentage. The team is ranked fifth in slugging and 10th in batting average.
