mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Falls 5-0 Against Chicago - Game Recap
Pittsburgh was unable to break through against the Chicago pitching staff, losing 5-0 on Monday at PNC Park.
Chicago was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Jon Lester earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 1.1-inning outing from Nick Tropeano in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Ke'Bryan Hayes had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 8 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 4.