mlb Game Recap
Kansas City vs Oakland Game Final 3-1 - Zack Greinke Earns Win
Oakland pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Edward Olivares and it cost them dearly in a 3-1 loss on Friday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City was favored by -140 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.
Zack Greinke earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Edward Olivares in the win.
Oakland got a 1-inning outing from Austin Pruitt in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Sean Murphy had 2 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 8-6 advantage in hits.
Scott Barlow pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.