mlb Game Recap
Texas Downed 6-1 By Houston - Ariel Jurado Takes Loss
Texas dropped a 6-1 decision at Minute Maid Park on Saturday as Houston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Jose Urquidy.
Bettors who backed the Astros were rewarded as -200 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 10.
Jose Urquidy earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Yuli Gurriel in the win.
Texas got a 0.2-inning outing from Taylor Guerrieri in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Hunter Pence had 1 hits in the loss for the Rangers.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 11 hits, while Texas only had 2.