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Kansas City vs Houston Final: 12-2 - Recap

Kansas City went on a scoring spree on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park, running up a 12-2 win against Houston and throwing fear into UNDER bettors in baseball betting action.

The Royals were a +225 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.5.

Danny Duffy earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 6.2 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 3, and allowing 6 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 5 RBIs from Whit Merrifield in the win.

Houston got a 3-inning outing from Collin McHugh in the loss. He gave up 8 earned runs, 3 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while Michael Brantley had 2 hits in the loss for the Astros.

The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 13 hits, while Houston only had 7.