Trevor Cahill vs Josh Beckett Battle Sees Oakland Fall 9-8
Trevor Cahill vs Josh Beckett Battle Sees Oakland Fall 9-8
Boston needed extra innings to claim victory on Saturday, scoring late against Oakland for a 9-8 final at Fenway Park.
Bettors who backed the Red Sox were rewarded as -170 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
Alfredo Aceves earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing 4 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned run. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Carl Crawford in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Trevor Cahill worked 7 innings, giving up 8 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Conor Jackson in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 18 hits, while Oakland only had 14.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Chi White Sox
LA Angels
LA Angels
+124
-134
-134
57.3%
42.7%
42.7%
CHW 6
LAA 10
LAA 10
64.8%
35.2%
35.2%
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Baltimore
-111
+101
+101
42.8%
57.2%
57.2%
TB 10
BAL 6
BAL 6
69.3%
30.7%
30.7%
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
-110
+100
+100
50.7%
49.3%
49.3%
CIN 10
PHI 0
PHI 0
57.0%
43.0%
43.0%
Houston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+240
-260
-260
29.5%
70.5%
70.5%
HOU 0
PIT 0
PIT 0
62.4%
37.6%
37.6%
Boston
Minnesota
Minnesota
-125
+115
+115
54.0%
46.0%
46.0%
9o
9u
9u
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 0
ATL 0
ATL 0
63.6%
36.4%
36.4%
Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis
+140
-150
-150
32.1%
67.9%
67.9%
MIL 0
STL 0
STL 0
55.6%
44.4%
44.4%
Detroit
Texas
Texas
-126
+116
+116
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
63.8%
36.2%
36.2%
San Francisco
Colorado
Colorado
-116
+106
+106
59.5%
40.5%
40.5%
11o
11u
11u
67.2%
32.8%
32.8%
Washington
San Diego
San Diego
-129
+119
+119
65.6%
34.4%
34.4%
7o
7u
7u
55.1%
44.9%
44.9%
Kansas City
Oakland
Oakland
+129
-139
-139
53.7%
46.3%
46.3%
7o
7u
7u
53.0%
47.0%
47.0%
