mlb Game Recap
Kenta Maeda vs Will Smith Battle Sees Minnesota Fall 6-5
Minnesota pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Mitch Garver and it cost them dearly in a 6-5 loss on Sunday at Globe Life Field.
The Rangers were a -142 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 9.
Texas got 0.2 innings from Will Smith, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 0. Cody Bradford earned the victory, while the Rangers got 4 RBIs from Mitch Garver in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher Kenta Maeda worked 5 innings, giving up 9 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Royce Lewis in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Texas as they had 13 hits, while Minnesota only had 11.
Next game, Texas takes its act home to face Houston looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head on the road to face Cleveland.