mlb Game Recap
Emilio Pagan vs Shawn Kelley Battle Sees Texas Fall 5-3
The battle wasn't settled until inning No. 11 as Texas was handed a 5-3 defeat against Tampa Bay on Tuesday at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Tampa Bay was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.
Emilio Pagan earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Austin Meadows in the win.
Texas's starting pitcher Shawn Kelley worked 0.1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Willie Calhoun in a losing cause.
Tampa Bay outhit their counterparts 10-5 in the game.
Pete Fairbanks pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 2 hits in his outing.