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Pittsburgh Falls 4-3 to Chicago - Recap
Joc Pederson swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Cubs defeated Pittsburgh 4-3 at PNC Park.
Chicago won as a -130 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 9 were rewarded at the payout window.
Jake Arrieta earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Joc Pederson in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Chasen Shreve worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Ben Gamel in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 11 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 7.
Craig Kimbrel pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.