Red Sox outlast Royals
Red Sox outlast Royals
Kevin Youkilis hit two home runs in leading the Boston Red Sox to a 15-9 victory over the Kansas City Royals Saturday night at Fenway Park.
Boston won the game as -175 favorites, while the 24 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
David Ortiz hit a two-run dinger for the Red Sox, and Jason Varitek also went deep. John Smoltz allowed four hits and one run over five innings for his first win of the season.
Billy Butler went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs for the Royals. Gil Meche surrendered eight runs and six hits over 3 2-3 innings in the loss.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
+108
-118
-118
53.4%
46.6%
46.6%
CIN 7
NYM 4
NYM 4
39.0%
61.0%
61.0%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
+110
-120
-120
55.3%
44.7%
44.7%
LA 9
MIL 2
MIL 2
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+104
-114
-114
45.3%
54.7%
54.7%
OAK 1
TEX 3
TEX 3
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+111
-121
-121
48.8%
51.2%
51.2%
ARI 1
COL 4
COL 4
56.0%
44.0%
44.0%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+143
-153
-153
41.2%
58.8%
58.8%
WSH 1
SF 1
SF 1
52.6%
47.4%
47.4%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-107
-103
-103
52.1%
47.9%
47.9%
TB 2
TOR 2
TOR 2
60.3%
39.7%
39.7%
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-150
+140
+140
63.1%
36.9%
36.9%
8o
8u
8u
55.4%
44.6%
44.6%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-113
+103
+103
67.1%
32.9%
32.9%
9o
9u
9u
54.5%
45.5%
45.5%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+174
-184
-184
32.0%
68.0%
68.0%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
55.0%
45.0%
45.0%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+127
-137
-137
42.4%
57.6%
57.6%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
43.9%
56.1%
56.1%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-172
+162
+162
70.1%
29.9%
29.9%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
38.3%
61.7%
61.7%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-210
+190
+190
70.1%
29.9%
29.9%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
64.1%
35.9%
35.9%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-142
+132
+132
68.5%
31.5%
31.5%
8o
8u
8u
56.1%
43.9%
43.9%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-111
+101
+101
68.8%
31.2%
31.2%
8o
8u
8u
70.5%
29.5%
29.5%
