mlb Game Recap
Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics Recap - Athletics Over Blue Jays 4-1
Oakland got a 4-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday, with Cole Irvin earning the victory and helping Athletics moneyline bettors cash out.
Bettors who backed the Athletics were rewarded as -121 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.5.
Oakland got 1 innings from Yusmeiro Petit, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Cole Irvin earned the victory, while the Athletics got 2 RBIs from Jed Lowrie in the win.
Toronto's starting pitcher Trent Thornton worked 2.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Marcus Semien in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 6 hits, while Toronto only had 3.
The game was closed out by Yusmeiro Petit who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.