mlb Game Recap
Minnesota vs Houston Final: 5-4 - Recap
Houston lost in extra innings on Friday, falling 5-4 to Minnesota in 11 innings.
Minnesota was an underdog by +180 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 9.
Juan Minaya earned the victory for the Twins, throwing 1.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Max Kepler in the win.
Houston's starting pitcher Zack Greinke worked 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Yordan Alvarez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 8 hits, while Minnesota only had 10.