mlb Game Recap
Corey Kluber vs Garrett Richards Battle Sees Texas Fall 3-1
Tampa Bay grabbed a 3-1 win over Texas on Thursday, as Corey Kluber was credited with a win at Globe Life Field.
The Rays were a -127 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Tampa Bay got 6 innings from Corey Kluber, who gave up 1 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 4. Corey Kluber earned the victory, while the Rays got 1 RBIs from Vidal Brujan in the win.
Texas's starting pitcher Garrett Richards worked 2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Adolis Garcia in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Tampa Bay as they had 9 hits, while Texas only had 6.
The game was closed out by Ryan Thompson who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.
Tampa Bay heads into a battle against Chicago. Texas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Seattle.