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Oakland Falls 7-5 to Houston - Recap

Houston moneyline bettors cashed on Friday courtesy of a 7-5 win against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park.

The Astros were a -360 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 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 8 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Kyle Tucker in the win.

Oakland's starting pitcher Sam Moll worked 0 innings, giving up 3 hits and 4 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Vimael Machin in a losing cause.

Hector Neris pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.