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Ryne Stanek vs Chris Sale Battle Sees Boston Fall 9-1

Houston got 8 innings of work from Framber Valdez en route to a 9-1 victory over Boston on Wednesday at Fenway Park.

The Astros were a +111 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.5.

Framber Valdez earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 8 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Yuli Gurriel in the win.

Boston got a 5.1-inning outing from Chris Sale in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while Rafael Devers had 2 hits in the loss for the Red Sox.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 11 hits, while Boston only had 3.