mlb Game Recap
Recap - Oakland Defeats Texas 5-4
Oakland got 7 innings of work from Cole Irvin en route to a 5-4 victory over Texas on Friday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Oakland was an underdog by -105 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Cole Irvin earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Seth Brown in the win.
Texas's starting pitcher Jose Leclerc worked 1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nathaniel Lowe in a losing cause.
Oakland outhit their counterparts 9-7 in the game.
The game was closed out by A.J. Puk who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.