mlb Game Recap
Washington Falls 5-0 Against Texas - Game Recap
Chris Martin led Texas to a shutout performance against Washington 5-0 on Saturday at Nationals Park.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as -165 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.
Jacob deGrom earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Marcus Semien in the win.
Washington got a 0.1-inning outing from Andrew Chafin in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Robert Hassell III had 1 hits in the loss for the Nationals.
The battle of the bats favored Texas as they had 8 hits, while Washington only had 3.