mlb Game Recap
Recap - Oakland Defeats Houston 4-1
Houston dropped a 4-1 decision at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday as Oakland legged out a win behind winning pitcher Austin Pruitt.
Bettors who backed the Athletics were rewarded as +170 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.
Austin Pruitt earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 0.2 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Jace Peterson in the win.
Houston's starting pitcher Ryne Stanek worked 1.1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Alex Bregman in a losing cause.
The game was closed out by Trevor May who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.