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Texas Rangers Houston Astros Game Ends in 6-5 Rangers Victory - Recap

Texas scored 2 runs in inning no. 10 to edge Houston 6-5 on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park.

The Rangers were a +235 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.5.

Jonathan Hernandez earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Elvis Andrus in the win.

Houston got a 1-inning outing from Ryan Pressly in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Jose Altuve had 3 hits in the loss for the Astros.

Houston enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 11-8 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Rafael Montero who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.