mlb Game Recap
Houston vs Cleveland Game Final 2-0 - Justin Verlander Earns Win
Houston's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Cleveland scoreless in a 2-0 victory on Tuesday at Progressive Field.
Houston was favored by -140 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Justin Verlander earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 13, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Robinson Chirinos in the win.
Cleveland got a 1-inning outing from Tyler Clippard in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Greg Allen had 1 hits in the loss for the Indians.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 9 hits, while Cleveland only had 2.
The game was closed out by Roberto Osuna who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.