mlb Game Recap
Recap - St. Louis Defeats Chicago 14-5
St. Louis used a 2-HR day from Corey Dickerson on Friday at Wrigley Field as the Cardinals defeated Chicago 14-5 in baseball action.
Bettors who backed the Cardinals were rewarded as -110 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
Miles Mikolas earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 3, and allowing 8 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Paul Goldschmidt in the win.
Chicago got a 4-inning outing from Marcus Stroman in the loss. He gave up 9 earned runs, 1 walks and 10 hits in his time on the mound, while Rafael Ortega had 3 hits in the loss for the Cubs.
St. Louis outhit their counterparts 15-11 in the game.
Zack Thompson pitched the final 4 innings for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 3 hits in his outing.