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Houston vs Washington Final: 7-4 - Recap

Houston grabbed a 7-4 win over Washington on Tuesday, as Bennett Sousa was credited with a win at Daikin Park.

Houston won as a -125 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Bennett Sousa earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 1.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Christian Walker in the win.

Washington got a 0.2-inning outing from Andrew Chafin in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while CJ Abrams had 3 hits in the loss for the Nationals.

The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 13 hits, while Washington only had 10.

The game was closed out by Josh Hader who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.