Houston Falls 2-1 Against Boston - Game Recap

Houston Falls 2-1 Against Boston - Game Recap

Josh Beckett struck out 11 batters as Boston defeated Houston 2-1 in baseball wagering action Sunday at Minute Maid Park.

Boston was favored by -192 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.

Boston got 8 innings from Josh Beckett, who gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits, while striking out 11. He earned the victory, while the Red Sox got 1 RBI from Kevin Youkilis in the win.

Houston's starting pitcher Jordan Lyles worked 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Brett Wallace in a losing cause.

Jonathan Papelbon pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 1 hit in his outing.

Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For Houston, they head on the road to face Pittsburgh.

 

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Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Minnesota
Atlanta
+165
-175
33.1%
66.9%
MIN 1
ATL 8
58.7%
41.3%
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Vance Worley (R)
Paul Maholm (L)
bot 7
o/u: 7.5
 
Cincinnati
NY Mets
+108
-118
53.4%
46.6%
CIN 2
NYM 1
39.0%
61.0%
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Mat Latos (R)
Matt Harvey (R)
top 5
o/u: 6.5
 
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
+110
-120
55.3%
44.7%
LA 7
MIL 0
58.2%
41.8%
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Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
Wily Peralta (R)
bot 3
o/u: 8.5
 
Oakland
Texas
+104
-114
45.3%
54.7%
OAK 0
TEX 3
61.5%
38.5%
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Jarrod Parker (R)
Ross Wolf (R)
top 2
o/u: 10
 
Arizona
Colorado
+115
-125
49.2%
50.8%
9o
9u
56.0%
44.0%
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Trevor Cahill (R)
Jorge De La Rosa (L)
May 22@
3:10 PM
 
Washington
San Francisco
+136
-146
43.1%
56.9%
6.5o
6.5u
57.8%
42.2%
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Gio Gonzalez (L)
Madison Bumgarner (L)
May 22@
3:45 PM
 
Tampa Bay
Toronto
-101
-109
50.6%
49.4%
9.5o
9.5u
60.3%
39.7%
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Jeremy Hellickson (R)
Mark Buehrle (L)
May 22@
4:37 PM
 
Detroit
Cleveland
-146
+136
62.3%
37.7%
8o
8u
57.2%
42.8%
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Justin Verlander (R)
Ubaldo Jimenez (R)
May 22@
7:05 PM
 
NY Yankees
Baltimore
-119
+109
66.6%
33.4%
9o
9u
38.4%
61.6%
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Hiroki Kuroda (R)
Jason Hammel (R)
May 22@
7:05 PM
 
Seattle
LA Angels
+174
-184
29.7%
70.3%
8.5o
8.5u
58.1%
41.9%
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Brandon Maurer (R)
C.J. Wilson (L)
May 22@
7:05 PM
 
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
+125
-135
36.8%
63.2%
7o
7u
41.6%
58.4%
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Jeff Samardzija (R)
Francisco Liriano (L)
May 22@
7:05 PM
 
Philadelphia
Miami
-169
+159
70.3%
29.7%
6.5o
6.5u
44.7%
55.3%
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Cliff Lee (L)
Kevin Slowey (R)
May 22@
7:10 PM
 
Kansas City
Houston
-210
+190
70.6%
29.4%
7.5o
7.5u
61.8%
38.2%
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James Shields (R)
Jordan Lyles (R)
May 22@
8:10 PM
 
Boston
Chi White Sox
-136
+126
67.2%
32.8%
8o
8u
40.6%
59.4%
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Clay Buchholz (R)
Hector Santiago (L)
May 22@
8:10 PM
 
St. Louis
San Diego
-110
+100
69.2%
30.8%
8o
8u
69.2%
30.8%
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Tyler Lyons (L)
Burch Smith (R)
May 22@
10:10 PM
 
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Edwin Jackson (R)
Jeanmar Gomez (R)
May 23@
12:35 PM
 
Baltimore
Toronto
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Kevin Gausman (R)
Brandon Morrow (R)
May 23@
7:07 PM
 
Minnesota
Detroit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Scott Diamond (L)
Rick Porcello (R)
May 23@
7:08 PM
 
Cleveland
Boston
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
» Matchup
Zach McAllister (R)
Ryan Dempster (R)
May 23@
7:10 PM
 
LA Angels
Kansas City
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Joe Blanton (R)
Ervin Santana (R)
May 23@
8:10 PM
 
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