mlb Game Recap
Yusmeiro Petit vs Daniel Bard Battle Sees Oakland Fall 3-1
Oakland dropped a 3-1 decision at Coors Field on Sunday as Colorado legged out a win behind winning pitcher German Marquez.
The Rockies were a -107 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 11.
Colorado got 2 innings from Daniel Bard, who gave up 0 earned runs on 2 hits, while striking out 2. German Marquez earned the victory, while the Rockies got 1 RBIs from Raimel Tapia in the win.
Oakland got a 1-inning outing from Yusmeiro Petit in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Elvis Andrus had 2 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
The battle of the bats favored Colorado as they had 9 hits, while Oakland only had 8.
The game was closed out by Daniel Bard who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.
Next game, Colorado takes its act on the road to face Miami looking for another win. For Oakland, they head home to face Arizona.