Boston Downed 9-1 By Tampa Bay - Jon Lester Takes Loss
Boston Downed 9-1 By Tampa Bay - Jon Lester Takes Loss
Tampa Bay got 8 1/3 innings of work from James Shields en route to a 9-1 victory over Boston on Sunday at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay won as a +114 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 7.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Tampa Bay got 8 1/3 innings from James Shields, who gave up 1 earned run on 7 hits, while striking out 5. He earned the victory, while the Rays got 4 RBIs from B.J. Upton in the win.
Boston's starting pitcher Jon Lester worked 4 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Marco Scutaro in a losing cause.
Tampa Bay enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 12-7 advantage in hits.
Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Baltimore looking for another win. For Boston, they head home to face Toronto.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-129
+119
+119
62.5%
37.5%
37.5%
NYY 6
BAL 4
BAL 4
61.0%
39.0%
39.0%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
-145
+135
+135
65.5%
34.5%
34.5%
CIN 4
NYM 3
NYM 3
63.4%
36.6%
36.6%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-165
+155
+155
67.5%
32.5%
32.5%
PHI 1
MIA 5
MIA 5
60.0%
40.0%
40.0%
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+141
-151
-151
37.9%
62.1%
62.1%
MIN 1
ATL 5
ATL 5
57.3%
42.7%
42.7%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+120
-130
-130
38.2%
61.8%
61.8%
OAK 5
TEX 2
TEX 2
63.5%
36.5%
36.5%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-151
+141
+141
70.1%
29.9%
29.9%
KC 4
HOU 6
HOU 6
57.1%
42.9%
42.9%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-146
+136
+136
68.9%
31.1%
31.1%
BOS 4
CHW 6
CHW 6
57.6%
42.4%
42.4%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
-110
+100
+100
61.4%
38.6%
38.6%
LA 3
MIL 1
MIL 1
48.4%
51.6%
51.6%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
-104
-106
-106
60.0%
40.0%
40.0%
ARI 5
COL 0
COL 0
52.4%
47.6%
47.6%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-136
+126
+126
64.1%
35.9%
35.9%
STL 0
SD 1
SD 1
57.9%
42.1%
42.1%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+136
-146
-146
43.3%
56.7%
56.7%
WSH 0
SF 0
SF 0
69.3%
30.7%
30.7%
