Jeff Niemann vs Jon Lester Tilt Ends in Tampa Bay 4-3 Win
Jeff Niemann vs Jon Lester Tilt Ends in Tampa Bay 4-3 Win
Boston dropped a 4-3 decision at Fenway Park on Saturday as Tampa Bay legged out a win behind winning pitcher Jeff Niemann.
Tampa Bay was an underdog by +160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Jeff Niemann earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Ben Zobrist in the win.
Boston got a 7-inning outing from Jon Lester in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 4 walks and 5 hits in his time on the mound, while Mike Aviles had 3 hits in the loss for the Red Sox.
Boston outhit their counterparts 7-6 in the game.
Joel Peralta pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hit in his outing.
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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+165
-175
-175
33.1%
66.9%
66.9%
MIN 1
ATL 8
ATL 8
58.7%
41.3%
41.3%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
+108
-118
-118
53.4%
46.6%
46.6%
CIN 2
NYM 2
NYM 2
39.0%
61.0%
61.0%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
+110
-120
-120
55.3%
44.7%
44.7%
LA 7
MIL 0
MIL 0
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+104
-114
-114
45.3%
54.7%
54.7%
OAK 0
TEX 3
TEX 3
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+115
-125
-125
48.9%
51.1%
51.1%
9o
9u
9u
56.4%
43.6%
43.6%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+136
-146
-146
43.1%
56.9%
56.9%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-102
-108
-108
50.1%
49.9%
49.9%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
60.8%
39.2%
39.2%
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-146
+136
+136
62.5%
37.5%
37.5%
8o
8u
8u
57.3%
42.7%
42.7%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-119
+109
+109
66.8%
33.2%
33.2%
9o
9u
9u
39.6%
60.4%
60.4%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+174
-184
-184
29.6%
70.4%
70.4%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
56.1%
43.9%
43.9%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+125
-135
-135
37.0%
63.0%
63.0%
7o
7u
7u
42.0%
58.0%
58.0%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-169
+159
+159
70.4%
29.6%
29.6%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
44.9%
55.1%
55.1%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-210
+190
+190
70.7%
29.3%
29.3%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
62.1%
37.9%
37.9%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-136
+126
+126
67.5%
32.5%
32.5%
8o
8u
8u
42.9%
57.1%
57.1%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-110
+100
+100
69.2%
30.8%
30.8%
8o
8u
8u
69.1%
30.9%
30.9%
