The Oakland Athletics return to the Coliseum Friday night where they will begin a three-game collection versus the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. The A's snapped a five-game losing touch Wednesday with an 8-0 win in St. Louis. They will certainly opt for an opener once again Friday with Francisco Perez beginning while Luis Medina is anticipated to see the bulk of the innings. The Orioles will certainly select right-hander Kyle has made simply 2 appearances for the Athletics this period enabling three hits and one run over two innings. Medina will certainly follow for the very first time given that early July. He has actually struggled just recently stopping working to surpass the fourth inning in each of his last 2 beginnings. Medina allowed simply one run, yet exited after four innings in his last start versus the Nationals. The Orioles enter the collection with a. 74-47 record. They currently hold a 2.0 game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Baltimore has shed two-straight games and are 5-5 over their last 10 games. Gibson will certainly make his 26th beginning of the season for the Orioles in Friday's opener. He comes in with a 4.89 ERA and a 3.97 FIP in 1451/3 innings. He will certainly be looking to recuperate after his worst start of the period where he allowed 12 hits and nine runs in 513 innings against the Mariners. Game InfoGame Date/Time: Friday, August 18, 6:40 p.m. PDTLocation: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Osleivis Basabe Shorts, CaliforniaTV: NBCSCAStreaming: : A's Cast, KIQI 1010, Bloomberg 960 AM/ 103.7 HD2