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Chicago Drops Texas 2-0 - Match Report

Texas couldn't get its offense rolling against Marcus Stroman in a 2-0 loss to Chicago in baseball action on Friday.

Chicago won as a -122 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Marcus Stroman earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 3, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Cody Bellinger in the win.

Texas got a 1-inning outing from Ian Kennedy in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Nathaniel Lowe had 1 hits in the loss for the Rangers.

Chicago enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 6-3 advantage in hits.

Michael Fulmer pitched the final 2 innings for the save. He struck out 4 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.