mlb Game Recap
Boston Drops San Diego 4-2 - Match Report
Boston got 7 innings of work from Chris Sale en route to a 4-2 victory over San Diego on Saturday at Petco Park.
The Red Sox were a +104 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.5.
Chris Sale earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Enmanuel Valdez in the win.
San Diego's starting pitcher Luis Garcia worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Juan Soto in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 7 hits, while San Diego only had 3.
The game was closed out by Kenley Jansen who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.