mlb Game Recap
Athletics Drops Seattle 5-4 - Match Report
Miguel Andujar swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 2 runs as his Athletics defeated Seattle 5-4 at Sutter Health Park.
Bettors who backed the Athletics were rewarded as +125 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 9.5.
Jeffrey Springs earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Miguel Andujar in the win.
Seattle's starting pitcher Gabe Speier worked 0.2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Randy Arozarena in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Athletics as they had 9 hits, while Seattle only had 4.
The game was closed out by Jack Perkins who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.
Next game, Athletics takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Seattle, they head home to face Texas.