mlb Game Recap
Chicago Drops Milwaukee 4-2 - Match Report
Milwaukee struck out 11 times against Yu Darvish in losing 4-2 to Chicago on Thursday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago was favored by -164 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Yu Darvish earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 11, walking 2, and allowing 1 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber in the win.
Milwaukee's starting pitcher Brett Anderson worked 4.1 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 5 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Justin Smoak in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 7 hits, while Milwaukee only had 4.
The game was closed out by Rowan Wick who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.