mlb Game Recap
Oakland Tops New York 2-1 - Recap
New York dropped a 2-1 decision at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Tuesday as Oakland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Paul Blackburn.
Oakland was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.
Paul Blackburn earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Esteury Ruiz in the win.
New York's starting pitcher Tommy Kahnle worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Anthony Volpe in a losing cause.
New York enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 7-5 advantage in hits.
Sam Moll pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 2 hits in his outing.