mlb Game Recap
Recap - Texas Defeats Houston 5-4
Texas pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Yordan Alvarez but still escaped with a 5-4 victory on Monday at Minute Maid Park.
Texas won as a +110 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Nathan Eovaldi earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Nathaniel Lowe in the win.
Houston got a 1-inning outing from Ryan Pressly in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Michael Brantley had 2 hits in the loss for the Astros.
Texas enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 8-6 advantage in hits.
Jose Leclerc pitched the final 1.1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.