mlb Game Recap
Yusmeiro Petit vs Charlie Morton Battle Sees Oakland Fall 6-2
Tampa Bay moneyline bettors cashed on Monday courtesy of a 6-2 win against the Oakland Athletics at Tropicana Field.
The Rays were a -240 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 9.
Charlie Morton earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Brandon Lowe in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit worked 0.2 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Marcus Semien in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 8 hits, while Oakland only had 4.