mlb Game Recap
Oakland Drops Tampa Bay 2-1 - Match Report
Rich Hill struck out 10 Oakland batters, but it wasn't enough as the Athletics defeated Tampa Bay 2-1 in MLB action Monday.
The Athletics were a -107 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Sean Manaea earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Sean Murphy in the win.
Tampa Bay got a 6-inning outing from Rich Hill in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Randy Arozarena had 3 hits in the loss for the Rays.
The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 3 hits, while Oakland only had 6.
The game was closed out by Lou Trivino who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 1 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.