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Oakland vs Tampa Bay Game Final 2-1 - Jake Diekman Earns Win

Tampa Bay struck out 10 times against Sean Manaea in losing 2-1 to Oakland on Friday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Oakland won as a -123 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 7.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Jake Diekman earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 0.2 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Seth Brown in the win.

Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Rich Hill worked 6 innings, giving up 2 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Mike Zunino in a losing cause.

Oakland enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 7-3 advantage in hits.