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Carl Edwards Jr. vs Matt Bush Battle Sees Texas Fall 2-1

Washington moneyline bettors cashed on Friday courtesy of a 2-1 win against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.

Bettors who backed the Nationals were rewarded as +135 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 9.

Washington got 1.2 innings from Carl Edwards Jr., who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 0. Carl Edwards Jr. earned the victory, while the Nationals got 1 RBIs from Josh Bell in the win.

Texas's starting pitcher Matt Bush worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Marcus Semien in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 9 hits, while Texas only had 8.

The game was closed out by Tanner Rainey who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 1 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.