mlb Game Recap
Recap - Oakland Defeats Kansas City 12-10
Kansas City dropped a 12-10 decision at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday as Oakland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Sean Manaea.
The Athletics were a -135 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Sean Manaea earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 9 hits and 5 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Josh Harrison in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Carlos Hernandez worked 4 innings, giving up 9 hits and 7 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 5 hits from Andrew Benintendi in a losing cause.
Oakland enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 18-17 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Andrew Chafin who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 2 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.