mlb Game Recap
Tyler Anderson Tagged With Loss in Braves-Pirates Match
Atlanta scored early and often on Friday, sprinting to a lead and into double figures with a 20-1 win over Pittsburgh.
Atlanta was favored by -182 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
Ian Anderson earned the victory for the Braves, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 0, and allowing 6 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 5 RBIs from Ronald Acuna Jr. in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Chasen Shreve worked 1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Erik Gonzalez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Atlanta as they had 20 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 11.