mlb Game Recap
Oakland Athletics Detroit Tigers Game Ends in 2-0 Athletics Victory - Recap
Paul Blackburn led Oakland to a shutout performance against Detroit 2-0 on Monday at Comerica Park.
The Athletics were a +107 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.
Paul Blackburn earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 6.2 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Tony Kemp in the win.
Detroit got a 6.2-inning outing from Michael Pineda in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Jonathan Schoop had 1 hits in the loss for the Tigers.
Oakland enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 6-4 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Dany Jimenez who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.