mlb Game Recap
Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Wrap - Oakland Wins 6-4
Chicago dropped a 6-4 decision at Ring Central Coliseum on Thursday as Oakland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Frankie Montas.
Bettors who backed the Athletics were rewarded as +105 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 9.
Frankie Montas earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Sean Murphy in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Alex Colome worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Tim Anderson in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 8 hits, while Oakland only had 12.
Liam Hendriks pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.