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Recap - Cincinnati Defeats Chicago 3-2

Chicago dropped a 3-2 decision at Great American Ball Park on Saturday as Cincinnati legged out a win behind winning pitcher Ryan Hendrix.

Cincinnati was favored by -125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.

Cincinnati got 1 innings from Sean Doolittle, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 2. Ryan Hendrix earned the victory, while the Reds got 1 RBIs from Joey Votto in the win.

Chicago got a 0.1-inning outing from Craig Kimbrel in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Kris Bryant had 3 hits in the loss for the Cubs.

Chicago outhit their counterparts 7-5 in the game.

The game was closed out by Heath Hembree who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.