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Chicago vs Pittsburgh Final: 2-0 - Recap

Jon Lester led Chicago to a shutout performance against Pittsburgh 2-0 on Saturday at PNC Park.

Chicago was favored by -148 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 10.5.

Chicago got 6 innings from Jon Lester, who gave up 0 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 3. Jon Lester earned the victory, while the Cubs got 1 RBIs from Kris Bryant in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Francisco Liriano worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Adam Frazier in a losing cause.

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