mlb Game Recap< BACK

Texas Downed 12-1 By Houston - Glenn Otto Takes Loss

Houston scored early and often on Thursday, sprinting to a lead and into double figures with a 12-1 win over Texas.

The Astros were a -161 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.5.

Luis Garcia earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 3, and allowing 5 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Alex Bregman in the win.

Texas got a 0.2-inning outing from Dennis Santana in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Isiah Kiner-Falefa had 1 hits in the loss for the Rangers.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 15 hits, while Texas only had 6.

Next game, Houston takes its act home to face Arizona looking for another win. For Texas, they head home to face Chicago.