mlb Game Recap
Game Wrap - St. Louis 12-4 Victors Over Cubs
Lars Nootbaar swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Cardinals defeated Chicago 12-4 at Wrigley Field.
Bettors who backed the Cardinals were rewarded as -174 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
Dakota Hudson earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 3.2 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Lars Nootbaar in the win.
Chicago got a 1-inning outing from Rex Brothers in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Matt Duffy had 2 hits in the loss for the Cubs.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 16 hits, while Chicago only had 7.