mlb Game Recap
Oakland Drops San Francisco 8-7 - Match Report
Oakland needed extra innings to claim victory on Friday, scoring late against San Francisco for a 8-7 final at Oracle Park.
Oakland won as a -200 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Joakim Soria earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Stephen Piscotty in the win.
San Francisco's starting pitcher Johnny Cueto worked 7 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 5 in the loss. They got 4 hits from Wilmer Flores in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored San Francisco as they had 8 hits, while Oakland only had 13.
The game was closed out by Liam Hendriks who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.