mlb Game Recap
Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Recap - Red Sox Over Tigers 7-5
Detroit lost in extra innings on Friday, falling 7-5 to Boston in 10 innings.
Bettors who backed the Red Sox were rewarded as -120 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing innings of work, striking out , walking , and allowing hits and earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Connor Wong in the win.
Detroit's starting pitcher Shelby Miller worked 1.1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Zach McKinstry in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 9 hits, while Detroit only had 7.
The game was closed out by Chris Martin who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.