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Oakland Falls 5-1 Against Washington - Game Recap

Washington moneyline bettors cashed on Wednesday courtesy of a 5-1 win against the Oakland Athletics at Nationals Park.

Washington won as a -101 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Anibal Sanchez earned the victory for the Nationals, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 3, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Luke Voit in the win.

Oakland's starting pitcher James Kaprielian worked 5.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Sean Murphy in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 9 hits, while Oakland only had 5.