mlb Game Recap
Cristian Javier Earns Win in Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Game
Tampa Bay couldn't get its offense rolling against Will Smith in a 5-0 loss to Houston in baseball action on Tuesday.
Houston won as a +125 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6 were rewarded at the payout window.
Cristian Javier earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 4, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Jeremy Pena in the win.
Tampa Bay got a 2-inning outing from Shawn Armstrong in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Wander Franco had 2 hits in the loss for the Rays.
Houston enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 8-3 advantage in hits.
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.