Boston vs Houston Final: 7-5 - Recap

Bud Norris struck out 10 Boston batters, but it wasn't enough as the Red Sox defeated Houston 7-5 in MLB action Friday.

Bettors who backed the Red Sox were rewarded as -122 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.

Boston got 5 1/3 innings from Tim Wakefield, who gave up 5 earned runs on 11 hits, while striking out 0. Dan Wheeler earned the victory, while the Red Sox got 2 RBIs from Dustin Pedroia in the win.

Houston got a 6-inning outing from Bud Norris in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 4 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Michael Bourn had 2 hits in the loss for the Astros.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 13 hits, while Boston only had 8.

The game was closed out by Jonathan Papelbon who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hit, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.

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Teams

Line

Votes

Score

Votes

Kansas City
Cleveland

-112
+102

54.0%
46.0%

KC 3
CLE 4

45.9%
54.1%

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Ervin Santana (R)
Ubaldo Jimenez (R)

Final
o/u: 7.5

Washington
Philadelphia

+154
-164

36.7%
63.3%

WSH 2
PHI 4

40.3%
59.7%

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Ross Detwiler (L)
Cliff Lee (L)

Final
o/u: 7

Colorado
Toronto

+138
-148

41.4%
58.6%

COL 3
TOR 8

48.6%
51.4%

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Jeff Francis (L)
Esmil Rogers (R)

Final
o/u: 9

Baltimore
Detroit

+190
-210

35.6%
64.4%

BAL 5
DET 2

53.9%
46.1%

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Zachary Britton (L)
Justin Verlander (R)

Final
o/u: 8

Tampa Bay
Boston

+143
-153

41.7%
58.3%

TB 1
BOS 3

58.0%
42.0%

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Jake Odorizzi (R)
Felix Doubront (L)

Final
o/u: 10

Pittsburgh
Cincinnati

+182
-193

37.5%
62.5%

PIT 4
CIN 0

49.1%
50.9%

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Charlie Morton (R)
Mat Latos (R)

Final
o/u: 8.5

NY Mets
Atlanta

+179
-189

32.6%
67.4%

NYM 6
ATL 1

54.6%
45.4%

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Zack Wheeler (R)
Paul Maholm (L)

Final
o/u: 7

Oakland
Texas

+165
-175

43.1%
56.9%

OAK 6
TEX 2

55.5%
44.5%

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Jarrod Parker (R)
Yu Darvish (R)

Final
o/u: 8

Chi White Sox
Minnesota

+128
-138

47.9%
52.1%

CHW 5
MIN 7

61.8%
38.2%

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Dylan Axelrod (R)
Michael Pelfrey (R)

Final
o/u: 8.5

Milwaukee
Houston

-112
+102

48.2%
51.8%

MIL 1
HOU 10

42.0%
58.0%

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Alfredo Figaro (R)
Jordan Lyles (R)

Final
o/u: 8

Chi Cubs
St. Louis

+190
-210

32.3%
67.7%

CHC 4
STL 2

53.4%
46.6%

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Jeff Samardzija (R)
Adam Wainwright (R)

Final
o/u: 6.5

Miami
Arizona

+167
-177

35.7%
64.3%

MIA 2
ARI 2

58.2%
41.8%

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Nathan Eovaldi (R)
Randall Delgado (R)

top 9
o/u: 8.5

Seattle
LA Angels

+185
-200

39.0%
61.0%

SEA 2
LAA 1

62.4%
37.6%

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Jeremy Bonderman (R)
Joe Blanton (R)

top 6
o/u: 9

San Diego
San Francisco

+132
-142

43.1%
56.9%

SD 2
SF 2

50.7%
49.3%

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Andrew Cashner (R)
Matt Cain (R)

top 6
o/u: 6.5

LA Dodgers
NY Yankees

Boston vs Houston Final: 7-5 - Recap

Boston vs Houston Final: 7-5 - Recap

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