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Chris Sale vs Jose Ruiz Battle Sees Arizona Fall 7-2

Boston moneyline bettors cashed on Friday courtesy of a 7-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.

Boston won as a -132 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Chris Sale earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Kike Hernandez in the win.

Arizona's starting pitcher Jose Ruiz worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Emmanuel Rivera in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Boston as they had 14 hits, while Arizona only had 7.