mlb Game Recap
Gerrit Cole Earns Win in Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Game
Houston went on a scoring spree on Monday at Minute Maid Park, running up a 11-1 win against Oakland and throwing fear into UNDER bettors in baseball betting action.
Houston won as a -245 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 9 were rewarded at the payout window.
Gerrit Cole earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 11, walking 1, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Aledmys Diaz in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Homer Bailey worked 2 innings, giving up 8 hits and 9 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Matt Chapman in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 13 hits, while Oakland only had 2.