Oakland vs Chicago Recap - Athletics Over White Sox 9-7
Oakland vs Chicago Recap - Athletics Over White Sox 9-7
Oakland got 1 1/3 innings of work from Ryan Cook en route to a 9-7 victory over Chicago on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.
Oakland was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Oakland got 5 innings from Travis Blackley, who gave up 5 earned runs on 6 hits, while striking out 6. Ryan Cook earned the victory, while the Athletics got 2 RBIs from Jonny Gomes in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Francisco Liriano worked 3 1/3 innings, giving up 7 hits and 6 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Tyler Flowers in a losing cause.
Oakland outhit their counterparts 14-10 in the game.
The game was closed out by Grant Balfour who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batter to earn the save.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+167
-177
-177
31.4%
68.6%
68.6%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
60.1%
39.9%
39.9%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
+107
-117
-117
52.9%
47.1%
47.1%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
39.9%
60.1%
60.1%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
+105
-115
-115
57.9%
42.1%
42.1%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
57.1%
42.9%
42.9%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+110
-120
-120
45.2%
54.8%
54.8%
10o
10u
10u
63.1%
36.9%
36.9%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+117
-127
-127
49.7%
50.3%
50.3%
9o
9u
9u
49.1%
50.9%
50.9%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+136
-146
-146
44.8%
55.2%
55.2%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
55.5%
44.5%
44.5%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-101
-109
-109
52.3%
47.7%
47.7%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
58.8%
41.2%
41.2%
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-142
+132
+132
60.4%
39.6%
39.6%
8o
8u
8u
56.8%
43.2%
43.2%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-113
+103
+103
67.9%
32.1%
32.1%
9o
9u
9u
36.4%
63.6%
63.6%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+169
-179
-179
29.9%
70.1%
70.1%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
59.0%
41.0%
41.0%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+123
-133
-133
36.2%
63.8%
63.8%
7o
7u
7u
48.7%
51.3%
51.3%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-167
+157
+157
71.0%
29.0%
29.0%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
43.3%
56.7%
56.7%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-205
+188
+188
70.8%
29.2%
29.2%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
61.9%
38.1%
38.1%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-136
+126
+126
68.7%
31.3%
31.3%
8o
8u
8u
56.0%
44.0%
44.0%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-107
-103
-103
68.8%
31.2%
31.2%
8o
8u
8u
68.4%
31.6%
31.6%
