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Recap - Houston Defeats Seattle 5-1

Seattle dropped a 5-1 decision at T-Mobile Park on Monday as Houston legged out a win behind winning pitcher Justin Verlander.

Houston was an underdog by +104 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.

Houston got 8 innings from Justin Verlander, who gave up 1 earned runs on 3 hits, while striking out 8. Justin Verlander earned the victory, while the Astros got 1 RBIs from Jose Altuve in the win.

Seattle got a 1.1-inning outing from Dominic Leone in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Josh Rojas had 2 hits in the loss for the Mariners.

Houston outhit their counterparts 9-3 in the game.