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J.A. Happ vs Joe Smith Battle Sees New York Fall 6-4

Houston got innings of work from en route to a 6-4 victory over New York on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.

Bettors who backed the Astros were rewarded as -118 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.

Houston got 1 innings from Joe Smith, who gave up 0 earned runs on 1 hits, while striking out 1. earned the victory, while the Astros got 3 RBIs from Yuli Gurriel in the win.

New York's starting pitcher J.A. Happ worked 2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Gio Urshela in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 6 hits, while Houston only had 10.