mlb Game Recap
Oakland Athletics Minnesota Twins Game Ends in 5-3 Athletics Victory - Recap
Oakland grabbed a 5-3 win over Minnesota on Friday, as Chris Bassitt was credited with a win at Target Field.
Oakland was an underdog by +118 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 11.
Chris Bassitt earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Khris Davis in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher Blake Parker worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jason Castro in a losing cause.
Oakland outhit their counterparts 12-7 in the game.
Liam Hendriks pitched the final 1.2 innings for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.