mlb Game Recap
Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros Recap - Astros Over Athletics 6-3
Houston got 5 innings of work from Zack Greinke en route to a 6-3 victory over Oakland on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
The Astros were a -130 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Zack Greinke earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 0, and allowing 6 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Kyle Tucker in the win.
Oakland got a 1-inning outing from Joakim Soria in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while Matt Chapman had 2 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
Houston outhit their counterparts 11-6 in the game.
The game was closed out by Ryan Pressly who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.