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Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Recap - Athletics Over White Sox 5-1
Chicago dropped a 5-1 decision at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Wednesday as Oakland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Frankie Montas.
Bettors who backed the Athletics were rewarded as -151 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.5.
Frankie Montas earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 6 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Yan Gomes in the win.
Chicago got a 5.2-inning outing from Dallas Keuchel in the loss. He gave up 5 earned runs, 1 walks and 8 hits in his time on the mound, while Yasmani Grandal had 2 hits in the loss for the White Sox.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 10 hits, while Chicago only had 8.