mlb Game Recap
Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Wrap - Boston Wins 4-3
Boston pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Wander Franco but still escaped with a 4-3 victory on Friday at Tropicana Field.
The Red Sox were a +135 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.
Boston got 0.2 innings from Jake Diekman, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Michael Wacha earned the victory, while the Red Sox got 1 RBIs from Kike Hernandez in the win.
Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Corey Kluber worked 5 innings, giving up 11 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Yandy Diaz in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 11 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 6.
The game was closed out by Matt Barnes who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.