mlb Game Recap
Bryan Abreu Earns Win in Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics Game
Houston used a 2-HR day from Yordan Alvarez on Tuesday at Minute Maid Park as the Astros defeated Oakland 9-6 in baseball action.
Houston won as a -159 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Bryan Abreu earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 5 RBIs from Yordan Alvarez in the win.
Oakland got a 0.2-inning outing from Yusmeiro Petit in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Elvis Andrus had 3 hits in the loss for the Athletics.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 12 hits, while Oakland only had 11.
Ryan Pressly pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.