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Rick Porcello Earns Win in Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians Game

J.D. Martinez swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 2 runs as his Red Sox defeated Cleveland 12-5 at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox were a -180 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 10.5.

Boston got 6.2 innings from Rick Porcello, who gave up 3 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 4. Rick Porcello earned the victory, while the Red Sox got 3 RBIs from Sandy Leon in the win.

Cleveland's starting pitcher Oliver Perez worked 0.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Oscar Mercado in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 13 hits, while Cleveland only had 9.