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New York vs Chicago Final: 8-0 - Recap

New York's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Chicago scoreless in a 8-0 victory on Thursday at Wrigley Field.

Bettors who backed the Mets were rewarded as -135 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 7.5.

Carlos Carrasco earned the victory for the Mets, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Pete Alonso in the win.

Chicago's starting pitcher Daniel Norris worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nico Hoerner in a losing cause.

New York enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 12-8 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Trevor Williams who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 3 hits, 0 walks and fanned 4 batters to earn the save.