MLB Betting Results: Rangers Set Record with 30 Runs
Marlon Byrd was a big part of the Rangers’ hit parade. (AI Wire photo)
The Texas Rangers made like the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night, putting up a football-sized 30 on the Baltimore Orioles.
Marlon Byrd and Travis Metcalf hit grand slams as the Rangers became the first team since 1897 to score 30 runs in a game. They set an American League record in the 30-3 victory over the Orioles in front of a dazed crowd at Camden Yards.
The 30 runs were scored unanswered. Baltimore had taken a 3-0 lead in the opener of a doubleheader before Texas put up five runs in the fourth inning then nine in the sixth, 10 in the eighth and six more in the ninth. Although nine other teams have scored 30 runs in a game, no one had done it six the Chicago Colts smacked Louisville 36-7 on June 28, 1897, in a National League game.
The Rangers finished with 29 hits and paid +137 on the moneyline (meaning a winning wager of $100 would net a $137 profit). Oh, yeah, and the betting total went over.
“This is something freaky. You won’t see anything like this again for a long, long time. I am glad I was on this end of it,” Byrd said.
Fantasy baseball studs for the Rangers included Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez, who both hit two homers and had seven RBIs.
The Orioles’ Brian Burres gave up eight earned runs in just two-thirds of an inning.
Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1: The Devil Rays have Daisuke Matsuzaka’s number. Tampa Bay beat the Red Sox rookie for the third time this season as B.J. Upton hit a two-run homer. The home win paid +168.
Cleveland 11, Detroit 8: The Indians swelled their AL Central lead to 1.5 games over the Tigers with a win in Comerica Park that paid their backers +142. Franklin Gutierrez’s three-run homer led the way.
Minnesota 8, Seattle 4: The Twins avoided being swept at home as Carlos Silva (10-12) threw seven innings to notch his first win in August. Minnesota paid -112.
Oakland 4, Toronto 1: The Athletics won their fourth straight as they completed a sweep of the Blue Jays in Toronto. Oakland paid +170.
Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 6: Brian Bannister (10-7) retired 18 of the final 21 batters he faced and became the first Royals rookie to win 10 games since 1992. The visiting Royals paid -114.
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