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Houston vs Oakland Final: 3-0 - Recap

Houston didn't allow Oakland to get on track at the plate, mowing them down for a 3-0 shutout win and a trip to the pay window for bettors on Wednesday.

The Astros were a -250 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.5.

Framber Valdez earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 2, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Mauricio Dubon in the win.

Oakland's starting pitcher T.J. McFarland worked 0.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hits from J.D. Davis in a losing cause.

Houston enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 8-2 advantage in hits.

Seth Martinez pitched the final 2 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.