mlb Game Recap
Justin Verlander Earns Win in Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Game
Justin Verlander reached double figures in strikeouts, fanning 11 Yankees en route to a 4-2 win over New York on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.
The Astros were a -178 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.
Houston got 6 innings from Justin Verlander, who gave up 1 earned runs on 3 hits, while striking out 11. Justin Verlander earned the victory, while the Astros got 1 RBIs from Martin Maldonado in the win.
New York's starting pitcher Miguel Castro worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Giancarlo Stanton in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 7 hits, while New York only had 5.
The game was closed out by Ryan Pressly who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.