mlb Game Recap
Oakland Falls 6-5 to Kansas City - Recap
Kansas City got a 6-5 victory over Oakland on Monday, with Kevin McCarthy earning the victory and helping Royals moneyline bettors cash out.
Kansas City was an underdog by +290 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 10.
Kevin McCarthy earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Adalberto Mondesi in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit worked 1.2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Marcus Semien in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 11 hits, while Oakland only had 10.
Ian Kennedy pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.