St. Louis vs Houston Wrap - Houston Wins 2-0

St. Louis vs Houston Wrap - Houston Wins 2-0

Houston's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding St. Louis scoreless in a 2-0 victory on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park.

Houston won as a +170 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Houston got 7 1/3 innings from Bud Norris, who gave up 0 earned runs on 2 hits, while striking out 7. He earned the victory, while the Astros got 1 RBI from Jose Altuve in the win.

St. Louis' starting pitcher Chris Carpenter worked 6 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hit from Jon Jay in a losing cause.

Houston outhit their counterparts 5-3 in the game.

Wilton Lopez pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 1 hit in his outing.

Next game, Houston takes its act on the road to face Milwaukee looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head home to face Washington.