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C McHugh vs M Estrada Battle Sees Oakland Fall 9-1

Houston got 6 innings of work from C McHugh en route to a 9-1 victory over Oakland on Tuesday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Houston was favored by -155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.

C McHugh earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Alex Bregman in the win.

Oakland got a 3.1-inning outing from M Estrada in the loss. He gave up 7 earned runs, 3 walks and 5 hits in his time on the mound, while M Canha had 1 hits in the loss for the Athletics.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 9 hits, while Oakland only had 4.