Recap - Boston Defeats Minnesota 6-5
Recap - Boston Defeats Minnesota 6-5
Cody Ross swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Red Sox defeated Minnesota 6-5 at Target Field.
Bettors who backed the Red Sox were rewarded as -153 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
Boston got 7 innings from Jon Lester, who gave up 5 earned runs on 6 hits, while striking out 4. Daniel Bard earned the victory, while the Red Sox got 3 RBIs from Cody Ross in the win.
Minnesota got a 6 1/3-inning outing from Jason Marquis in the loss. He gave up 5 earned runs, 0 walks and 11 hits in his time on the mound, while Joe Mauer had 2 hits in the loss for the Twins.
Boston enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 12-8 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Alfredo Aceves 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
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-150
+140
+140
63.8%
36.2%
36.2%
DET 9
CLE 7
CLE 7
56.1%
43.9%
43.9%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-113
+103
+103
65.7%
34.3%
34.3%
NYY 3
BAL 6
BAL 6
54.6%
45.4%
45.4%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+174
-184
-184
31.7%
68.3%
68.3%
SEA 1
LAA 7
LAA 7
56.4%
43.6%
43.6%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+127
-137
-137
42.1%
57.9%
57.9%
CHC 0
PIT 1
PIT 1
44.9%
55.1%
55.1%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-172
+162
+162
69.8%
30.2%
30.2%
PHI 3
MIA 0
MIA 0
38.2%
61.8%
61.8%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-210
+190
+190
70.2%
29.8%
29.8%
KC 1
HOU 3
HOU 3
63.3%
36.7%
36.7%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-142
+132
+132
68.1%
31.9%
31.9%
BOS 6
CHW 2
CHW 2
55.1%
44.9%
44.9%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-109
-101
-101
67.5%
32.5%
32.5%
STL 4
SD 0
SD 0
67.9%
32.1%
32.1%
