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St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros Game Ends in 8-5 Astros Victory - Recap

Houston grabbed a 8-5 win over St. Louis on Tuesday, as Tayler Scott was credited with a win at Minute Maid Park.

Houston won as a -160 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 9 were rewarded at the payout window.

Tayler Scott earned the victory for the Astros, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Yainer Diaz in the win.

St. Louis's starting pitcher Andre Pallante worked 3 innings, giving up 6 hits and 6 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Masyn Winn in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 10 hits, while Houston only had 11.

The game was closed out by Ryan Pressly who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.