mlb Game Recap
Paul Blackburn Earns Win in San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Game
Paul Blackburn led Oakland to a shutout performance against San Francisco 1-0 on Wednesday at Oracle Park.
Bettors who backed the Athletics were rewarded as +140 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 7.
Paul Blackburn earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Chad Pinder in the win.
San Francisco's starting pitcher Jake McGee worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Joc Pederson in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 7 hits, while San Francisco only had 3.
Dany Jimenez pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
Oakland heads into a battle against Cleveland. San Francisco, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.