mlb Game Recap
Game Wrap - Los Angeles 5-3 Victors Over Athletics
Los Angeles grabbed a 5-3 win over Oakland on Saturday, as Michael Lorenzen was credited with a win at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
The Angels were a -145 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.5.
Michael Lorenzen earned the victory for the Angels, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Andrew Velazquez in the win.
Oakland got a 1.2-inning outing from Frankie Montas in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Sean Murphy had 2 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
The battle of the bats favored Los Angeles as they had 8 hits, while Oakland only had 7.
The game was closed out by Raisel Iglesias who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.