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Pittsburgh Tops Cincinnati 8-6 - Recap

Pittsburgh grabbed a 8-6 win over Cincinnati on Saturday, as was credited with a win at PNC Park.

Pittsburgh was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.

earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing innings of work, striking out , walking , and allowing hits and earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Michael Chavis in the win.

Cincinnati's starting pitcher Justin Wilson worked 0.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Eugenio Suarez in a losing cause.

Pittsburgh outhit their counterparts 16-9 in the game.

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