Grant Balfour Earns Win in Oakland vs Boston Game
Grant Balfour Earns Win in Oakland vs Boston Game
Oakland grabbed a 3-2 win over Boston on Wednesday, as Grant Balfour was credited with a win at O.co Coliseum.
The Athletics were a -123 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Oakland got 6 innings from A.J. Griffin, who gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits, while striking out 3. Grant Balfour earned the victory, while the Athletics got 1 RBI from Jemile Weeks in the win.
Boston's starting pitcher Aaron Cook worked 6 innings, giving up 9 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hit from David Ortiz in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 10 hits, while Boston only had 3.
Ryan Cook pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
Oakland looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against Seattle. Boston will aim to get back on the winning track vs New York.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
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%
