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San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros Wrap - Houston Wins 6-4

Houston grabbed a 6-4 win over San Francisco on Monday, as Lance McCullers Jr. was credited with a win at Minute Maid Park.

Bettors who backed the Astros were rewarded as -200 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 9.

Lance McCullers Jr. earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Carlos Correa in the win.

San Francisco got a 1-inning outing from Jarlin Garcia in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 2 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Austin Slater had 2 hits in the loss for the Giants.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 7 hits, while San Francisco only had 6.

The game was closed out by Ryan Pressly who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.