mlb Game Recap
Recap - Houston Defeats Detroit 5-2
Houston got 7 innings of work from Framber Valdez en route to a 5-2 victory over Detroit on Friday at Comerica Park.
Houston was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.
Framber Valdez earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 2, and allowing 6 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Alex Bregman in the win.
Detroit got a 0-inning outing from Andrew Chafin in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 1 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Andy Ibanez had 2 hits in the loss for the Tigers.
The battle of the bats favored Houston as they had 8 hits, while Detroit only had 7.
The game was closed out by Josh Hader who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.