Kansas City Downed 8-4 By Oakland - Jeff Francis Takes Loss
Kansas City Downed 8-4 By Oakland - Jeff Francis Takes Loss
Gio Gonzalez struck out 10 batters as Oakland defeated Kansas City 8-4 in baseball wagering action Thursday at Overstock.com Coliseum.
Oakland was favored by -142 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Gio Gonzalez earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 10, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Jemile Weeks in the win.
Kansas City got a 3 1/3-inning outing from Jeff Francis in the loss. He gave up 6 earned runs, 2 walks and 9 hits in his time on the mound, while Melky Cabrera had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 12 hits, while Kansas City only had 9.
Next game, Oakland takes its act home to face San Francisco looking for another win. For Kansas City, they head on the road to face St. Louis.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+188
-205
-205
31.5%
68.5%
68.5%
OAK 1
TEX 0
TEX 0
47.4%
52.6%
52.6%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-130
+120
+120
59.1%
40.9%
40.9%
KC 7
HOU 3
HOU 3
65.6%
34.4%
34.4%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-107
-103
-103
51.7%
48.3%
48.3%
BOS 1
CHW 3
CHW 3
54.9%
45.1%
45.1%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
-127
+117
+117
68.5%
31.5%
31.5%
LA 2
MIL 5
MIL 5
49.1%
50.9%
50.9%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+110
-120
-120
45.5%
54.5%
54.5%
ARI 4
COL 5
COL 5
48.6%
51.4%
51.4%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+147
-157
-157
33.2%
66.8%
66.8%
SEA 0
LAA 12
LAA 12
55.1%
44.9%
44.9%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-145
+135
+135
69.6%
30.4%
30.4%
STL 10
SD 2
SD 2
53.1%
46.9%
46.9%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+109
-119
-119
49.0%
51.0%
51.0%
WSH 2
SF 4
SF 4
56.3%
43.7%
43.7%
