mlb Game Recap
Recap - Oakland Defeats Houston 21-7
Oakland went on a scoring spree on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park, running up a 21-7 win against Houston and throwing fear into UNDER bettors in baseball betting action.
Oakland was an underdog by +145 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 10.
Tanner Roark earned the victory for the Athletics, throwing 5.2 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 8 hits and 5 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Matt Olson in the win.
Houston got a 0.1-inning outing from Wade Miley in the loss. He gave up 7 earned runs, 1 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while George Springer had 2 hits in the loss for the Astros.
Oakland enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 25-12 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Daniel Mengden who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 4 hits, 2 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.