Jarrod Parker vs Justin Verlander Battle Sees Oakland Fall 3-1
Jarrod Parker vs Justin Verlander Battle Sees Oakland Fall 3-1
Justin Verlander reached double figures in strikeouts, fanning 11 Athletics en route to a 3-1 win over Oakland on Saturday at Comerica Park.
Detroit was favored by -185 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Detroit got 7 innings from Justin Verlander, who gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits, while striking out 11. He earned the victory, while the Tigers got 1 RBI from Alex Avila in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Jarrod Parker worked 6 1/3 innings, giving up 7 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 5 in the loss. They got 1 hit from Coco Crisp in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Detroit as they had 7 hits, while Oakland only had 4.
Jose Valverde pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+125
-130
-130
44.3%
55.7%
55.7%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
50.1%
49.9%
49.9%
Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto
+128
-133
-133
53.7%
46.3%
46.3%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
47.9%
52.1%
52.1%
Minnesota
Detroit
Detroit
+165
-172
-172
38.8%
61.2%
61.2%
9o
9u
9u
57.9%
42.1%
42.1%
Cleveland
Boston
Boston
+128
-133
-133
53.7%
46.3%
46.3%
9o
9u
9u
46.1%
53.9%
53.9%
LA Angels
Kansas City
Kansas City
+119
-124
-124
42.7%
57.3%
57.3%
9o
9u
9u
55.3%
44.7%
44.7%
