Bad Beat for Under Bettors in 10-7 Red Sox Win … Wait, What?

The final score read 10-7 Red Sox, but the game was hardly shaping up to be a slugfest in the early going.

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The diminutive Marcus Stroman isn't having the best year, but has been considerably better since returning from the DL. Let's just say he was pretty good against the Sox on Tuesday.

• 7 innings, 2 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, 1 run, 0 earned

However, whilst warming up for the eighth inning, Stroman was forced to exit with a blister. At the time, the Blue Jays had a 3-1 lead and under (9/9.5) bettors had just an inning and a half left if all went according to plan. It didn't.

Nothing quite like that satisfying noise of a Jumbo Dong off the foul pole — oh wait, never mind … it's a damn net. The sound of silence struck Blue Jays bettors, but the under was still looking solid.

A two-out Luke Maile RBI double in the bottom half of the frame neutralized any over/under bets on 9, but those with under 9.5 would need a clean ninth for the W.

Craig Kimbrel was called upon in the hopes he'd get his 24th straight save. I wish I could tell you that Kimbrel fought the good fight and under bettors got their well-deserved green dot. I wish I could tell you that, but baseball is no fairytale world.

Just like the Blue Jays Twitter account said, if you come near Smoak, prepare to get burned. I'm talking to you, under bettors.

But at least Blue Jays bettors had a new life.

Nah, the Sox jacked a couple more long dongs in the 10th and even put up enough insurance runs to allow for a couple of Blue Jays runs in the bottom of the 10th.

Potential final score: 3-1 Blue Jays

Gambling Gods' final score: 10-7 Red Sox