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Ryan Brasier vs David Robertson Battle Sees Boston Fall 3-1

Boston dropped a 3-1 decision at Wrigley Field on Saturday as Chicago legged out a win behind winning pitcher Mark Leiter Jr..

Chicago was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.

Chicago got 1.1 innings from David Robertson, who gave up 0 earned runs on 1 hits, while striking out 2. Mark Leiter Jr. earned the victory, while the Cubs got 1 RBIs from Patrick Wisdom in the win.

Boston's starting pitcher Ryan Brasier worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jarren Duran in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 8 hits, while Boston only had 5.

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