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Recap - Houston Defeats Texas 5-3

Houston got 1 innings of work from Hector Neris en route to a 5-3 victory over Texas on Sunday at Globe Life Field.

Houston was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.

Hector Neris earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Chas McCormick in the win.

Texas got a 1-inning outing from Aroldis Chapman in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Corey Seager had 2 hits in the loss for the Rangers.

Houston outhit their counterparts 10-7 in the game.

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