mlb Game Recap
Brett Martin Earns Win in Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Game
Texas got a 8-6 victory over Oakland on Saturday, with Brett Martin earning the victory and helping Rangers moneyline bettors cash out.
The Rangers were a +185 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.
Brett Martin earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from DJ Peters in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Chad Pinder in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Texas as they had 11 hits, while Oakland only had 9.
The game was closed out by Joe Barlow who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.