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Texas Tops Oakland 3-1 - Recap
Oakland dropped a 3-1 decision at Globe Life Park in Arlington on Saturday as Texas legged out a win behind winning pitcher Adrian Sampson.
The Rangers were a +130 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 10.5.
Adrian Sampson earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 9 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Delino DeShields in the win.
Oakland got a 1.1-inning outing from Liam Hendriks in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Marcus Semien had 1 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
Texas enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 5-4 advantage in hits.