mlb Game Recap
Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Recap - Royals Over Astros 2-0
Kansas City's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Houston scoreless in a 2-0 victory on Friday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals were a -105 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.
Seth Lugo earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 8 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Kyle Isbel in the win.
Houston's starting pitcher Steven Okert worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Isaac Paredes in a losing cause.
Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 9-3 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Lucas Erceg who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.