mlb Game Recap
Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Wrap - Oakland Wins 7-6
Oakland shook off a 11-strikeout performance by Kevin Gausman and still managed to post a 7-6 victory over the Giants on Saturday at Oracle Park.
Oakland was favored by -115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
T.J. McFarland earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 0.1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Mark Canha in the win.
San Francisco got a 1-inning outing from Tony Watson in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Wilmer Flores had 2 hits in the loss for the Giants.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 10 hits, while San Francisco only had 7.
The game was closed out by Liam Hendriks who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.