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Houston Drops Texas 8-5 - Match Report

Josh Jung swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 4 runs but it wasn't enough as Astros defeated Texas 8-5 at Globe Life Field.

The Astros were a +107 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.

Houston got 1 innings from Ryan Pressly, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Cristian Javier earned the victory, while the Astros got 2 RBIs from Martin Maldonado in the win.

Texas got a 4-inning outing from Max Scherzer in the loss. He gave up 5 earned runs, 1 walks and 5 hits in his time on the mound, while Nathaniel Lowe had 2 hits in the loss for the Rangers.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 12 hits, while Texas only had 6.

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