mlb Game Recap
Recap - Oakland Defeats Pittsburgh 5-2
Oakland used a 2-HR day from JJ Bleday on Tuesday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum as the Athletics defeated Pittsburgh 5-2 in baseball action.
Oakland was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Oakland got 4 innings from Alex Wood, who gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 4. Mitch Spence earned the victory, while the Athletics got 3 RBIs from JJ Bleday in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Mitch Keller worked 5 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 7 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Connor Joe in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 8 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 5.
The game was closed out by Mason Miller who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.