mlb Game Recap
Hunter Strickland vs David Robertson Battle Sees Los Angeles Fall 6-4
Texas got a 6-4 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday, with Jose Leclerc earning the victory and helping Rangers moneyline bettors cash out.
Texas was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Jose Leclerc earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 0.2 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Josh Smith in the win.
Los Angeles's starting pitcher Hunter Strickland worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Taylor Ward in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Texas as they had 7 hits, while Los Angeles only had 3.
The game was closed out by Kirby Yates who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.