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Pittsburgh vs Cincinnati Game Final 4-3 - Sam Howard Earns Win

Cincinnati dropped a 4-3 decision at PNC Park on Friday as Pittsburgh legged out a win behind winning pitcher Sam Howard.

Pittsburgh won as a +185 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6 were rewarded at the payout window.

Sam Howard earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Anthony Alford in the win.

Cincinnati got a 6-inning outing from Trevor Bauer in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 2 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Mike Moustakas had 2 hits in the loss for the Reds.

The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 6 hits, while Cincinnati only had 4.

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