Royals trim Twins; avoid sweep
Royals trim Twins; avoid sweep
Wilson Betemit belted two home runs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 9-8 Thursday night and avoided a three-game sweep.
The Royals won the game as +175 underdogs, and the 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.
Bruce Chen improved to 3-0 with the victory, and Joakim Soria closed out the game for his 14th save.
Scott Baker surrendered eight hits and five runs over five innings in the loss for the Twins.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Houston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+240
-260
-260
29.5%
70.5%
70.5%
HOU 4
PIT 2
PIT 2
62.4%
37.6%
37.6%
Boston
Minnesota
Minnesota
-125
+115
+115
54.0%
46.0%
46.0%
BOS 12
MIN 5
MIN 5
52.9%
47.1%
47.1%
Arizona
Miami
Miami
-158
+148
+148
69.2%
30.8%
30.8%
ARI 1
MIA 0
MIA 0
58.7%
41.3%
41.3%
LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta
+155
-165
-165
37.4%
62.6%
62.6%
LA 1
ATL 3
ATL 3
63.6%
36.4%
36.4%
Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis
+140
-150
-150
32.1%
67.9%
67.9%
MIL 6
STL 4
STL 4
55.6%
44.4%
44.4%
Detroit
Texas
Texas
-128
+118
+118
60.9%
39.1%
39.1%
DET 2
TEX 7
TEX 7
63.2%
36.8%
36.8%
San Francisco
Colorado
Colorado
-110
+100
+100
61.4%
38.6%
38.6%
SF 2
COL 10
COL 10
65.9%
34.1%
34.1%
Washington
San Diego
San Diego
-132
+122
+122
65.9%
34.1%
34.1%
WSH 1
SD 2
SD 2
54.8%
45.2%
45.2%
Kansas City
Oakland
Oakland
+129
-139
-139
52.3%
47.7%
47.7%
KC 1
OAK 2
OAK 2
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
-128
+123
+123
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
