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
LA Dodgers
NY Yankees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hyun-Jin Ryu (L)
Hiroki Kuroda (R)
June 19@
1:05 PM
 
Baltimore
Detroit
+135
-145
49.4%
50.6%
9o
9u
60.0%
40.0%
Chris Tillman (R)
Rick Porcello (R)
June 19@
1:08 PM
 
Miami
Arizona
+145
-155
47.9%
52.1%
8o
8u
42.4%
57.6%
Jose Fernandez (R)
Trevor Cahill (R)
June 19@
3:40 PM
 
San Diego
San Francisco
+140
-150
41.7%
58.3%
7o
7u
63.3%
36.7%
Eric Stults (L)
Madison Bumgarner (L)
June 19@
3:45 PM
 
Kansas City
Cleveland
+146
-156
45.7%
54.3%
8o
8u
48.4%
51.6%
Luis Mendoza (R)
Justin Masterson (R)
June 19@
7:05 PM
 
Washington
Philadelphia
-114
+104
58.7%
41.3%
7.5o
7.5u
53.7%
46.3%
Gio Gonzalez (L)
Kyle Kendrick (R)
June 19@
7:05 PM
 
LA Dodgers
NY Yankees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chris Capuano (L)
Philip Hughes (R)
June 19@
7:05 PM
 
Colorado
Toronto
+150
-160
37.9%
62.1%
9o
9u
47.8%
52.2%
Juan Nicasio (R)
Mark Buehrle (L)
June 19@
7:07 PM
 
Tampa Bay
Boston
+117
-127
42.7%
57.3%
9.5o
9.5u
41.4%
58.6%
Jeremy Hellickson (R)
Ryan Dempster (R)
June 19@
7:10 PM
 
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
+124
-134
54.4%
45.6%
8o
8u
42.2%
57.8%
Jeff Locke (L)
Bronson Arroyo (R)
June 19@
7:10 PM
 
NY Mets
Atlanta
+170
-180
32.5%
67.5%
7o
7u
54.1%
45.9%
Shaun Marcum (R)
Kris Medlen (R)
June 19@
7:10 PM
 
Oakland
Texas
-109
-101
53.7%
46.3%
9.5o
9.5u
40.7%
59.3%
Tom Milone (L)
Justin Grimm (R)
June 19@
8:05 PM
 
Chi White Sox
Minnesota
-131
+121
61.9%
38.1%
7o
7u
54.9%
45.1%
Chris Sale (L)
Kevin Correia (R)
June 19@
8:10 PM
 
Milwaukee
Houston
-115
+105
57.5%
42.5%
8.5o
8.5u
38.1%
61.9%
Kyle Lohse (R)
Erik Bedard (L)
June 19@
8:10 PM
 
Chi Cubs
St. Louis
+154
-164
29.9%
70.1%
8o
8u
68.3%
31.7%
Edwin Jackson (R)
Jake Westbrook (R)
June 19@
8:15 PM
 
Seattle
LA Angels
+183
-195
37.2%
62.8%
8o
8u
56.1%
43.9%
Joe Saunders (L)
C.J. Wilson (L)
June 19@
10:05 PM
 
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brandon Cumpton (R)
Homer Bailey (R)
June 20@
12:35 PM
 
Chi White Sox
Minnesota
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Danks (L)
Scott Diamond (L)
June 20@
1:10 PM
 
Oakland
Texas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AJ Griffin (R)
Josh Lindblom (R)
June 20@
2:05 PM
 
Milwaukee
Houston
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yovani Gallardo (R)
Lucas Harrell (R)
June 20@
2:10 PM
 
Tampa Bay
NY Yankees
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Matt Moore (L)
Andy Pettitte (L)
June 20@
7:05 PM
 
Colorado
Washington
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roy Oswalt (R)
Jordan Zimmermann (R)
June 20@
7:05 PM
 
Boston
Detroit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Lackey (R)
Jose Alvarez (L)
June 20@
7:08 PM
 
NY Mets
Atlanta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jonathon Niese (L)
Mike Minor (L)
June 20@
7:10 PM
 
Chi Cubs
St. Louis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scott Feldman (R)
Lance Lynn (R)
June 20@
8:15 PM
 
Seattle
LA Angels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Felix Hernandez (R)
Tommy Hanson (R)
June 20@
10:05 PM
 
LA Dodgers
San Diego
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stephen Fife (R)
Jason Marquis (R)
June 20@
10:10 PM
 
Miami
San Francisco
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tom Koehler (R)
Chad Gaudin (R)
June 20@
10:15 PM
 

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