mlb Game Recap
Boston Tops Tampa Bay 7-4 - Recap
Tampa Bay pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Alex Bregman and it cost them dearly in a 7-4 loss on Tuesday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Boston was an underdog by +110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Walker Buehler earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 3, and allowing 3 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Alex Bregman in the win.
Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Manuel Rodriguez worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jake Mangum in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 12 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 7.
The game was closed out by Aroldis Chapman who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.