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Tampa Bay Falls 5-2 to Houston - Recap

Tampa Bay dropped a 5-2 decision at Tropicana Field on Wednesday as Houston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Lance McCullers Jr..

Houston was favored by -127 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 7.

Houston got 1 innings from Ryan Pressly, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Lance McCullers Jr. earned the victory, while the Astros got 2 RBIs from Kyle Tucker in the win.

Tampa Bay got a 7-inning outing from Corey Kluber in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Randy Arozarena had 2 hits in the loss for the Rays.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 10 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 7.

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

Houston heads into a battle against Baltimore. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.