mlb Game Recap
Tampa Bay Tops New York 5-4 - Recap
New York pitchers gave up 3 home runs to Isaac Paredes and it cost them dearly in a 5-4 loss on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.
Bettors who backed the Rays were rewarded as +140 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 7.
Shawn Armstrong earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 1.1 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Isaac Paredes in the win.
New York's starting pitcher Lucas Luetge worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Marwin Gonzalez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 8 hits, while New York only had 5.
The game was closed out by Colin Poche who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 1 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.