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Recap - Oakland Defeats Tampa Bay 3-1

Oakland moneyline bettors cashed on Thursday courtesy of a 3-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Oakland was an underdog by +100 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.

Osvaldo Bido earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 3, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Zack Gelof in the win.

Tampa Bay got a 3.1-inning outing from Jeffrey Springs in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 2 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while Christopher Morel had 2 hits in the loss for the Rays.

The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 9 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 6.

Mason Miller pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.

Oakland heads into a battle against Milwaukee. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.