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Boston Drops Oakland 3-2 - Match Report

The battle wasn't settled until inning No. 10 as Oakland was handed a 3-2 defeat against Boston on Friday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Boston won as a -112 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing innings of work, striking out , walking , and allowing hits and earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Alex Verdugo in the win.

Oakland got a 1-inning outing from Sergio Romo in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Jed Lowrie had 2 hits in the loss for the Athletics.

Boston outhit their counterparts 6-4 in the game.

The game was closed out by Adam Ottavino who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.