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Game Wrap - Texas 5-3 Victors Over Astros

Texas grabbed a 5-3 win over Houston on Monday, as Brock Burke was credited with a win at Globe Life Field.

Texas was an underdog by +136 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.

Brock Burke earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Brad Miller in the win.

Houston's starting pitcher Hector Neris worked 0.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Yordan Alvarez in a losing cause.

Texas outhit their counterparts 11-7 in the game.

The game was closed out by Matt Moore who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.