mlb Game Recap
Oakland Falls 7-2 to Boston - Recap
Oakland dropped a 7-2 decision at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday as Boston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.
The Red Sox were a -175 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.
Nathan Eovaldi earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Xander Bogaerts in the win.
Oakland got a 0.2-inning outing from Sam Moll in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 2 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Jed Lowrie had 2 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 10 hits, while Oakland only had 6.