mlb Game Recap
Houston Tops Texas 8-2 - Recap
Houston got 7 innings of work from Hunter Brown en route to a 8-2 victory over Texas on Saturday at Minute Maid Park.
Houston was favored by -182 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
Hunter Brown earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Yordan Alvarez in the win.
Texas got a 0.1-inning outing from Ian Kennedy in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 2 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Travis Jankowski had 2 hits in the loss for the Rangers.
Houston enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-7 advantage in hits.