mlb Game Recap
Texas vs Oakland Final: 10-8 - Recap
Texas moneyline bettors cashed on Monday courtesy of a 10-8 win against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field.
Texas was favored by -180 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Texas got 0.1 innings from Garrett Richards, who gave up 1 earned runs on 1 hits, while striking out 0. Spencer Howard earned the victory, while the Rangers got 3 RBIs from Josh Smith in the win.
Oakland's starting pitcher Domingo Acevedo worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Vimael Machin in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Oakland as they had 9 hits, while Texas only had 12.
Brett Martin pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.