mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets Recap - Pirates Over Mets 6-5
Rodolfo Castro swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Pirates defeated New York 6-5 at Citi Field.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by +195 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.
David Bednar earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Rodolfo Castro in the win.
New York's starting pitcher Aaron Loup worked 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Francisco Lindor in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 15 hits, while New York only had 8.
Richard Rodriguez pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.