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Recap - Houston Defeats San Francisco 5-1

San Francisco dropped a 5-1 decision at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday as Houston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Zack Greinke.

The Astros were a -200 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 9.

Houston got 6.1 innings from Zack Greinke, who gave up 1 earned runs on 7 hits, while striking out 7. Zack Greinke earned the victory, while the Astros got 3 RBIs from Martin Maldonado in the win.

San Francisco got a 1.2-inning outing from Trevor Cahill in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 4 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Mike Yastrzemski had 3 hits in the loss for the Giants.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 9 hits, while San Francisco only had 7.

Houston heads into a battle against Seattle. San Francisco, meanwhile, will have their next action against Oakland.