mlb Game Recap
Chicago Downed 9-7 By Kansas City - Lucas Giolito Takes Loss
Nick Pratto swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Royals defeated Chicago 9-7 at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Kansas City was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
Jose Cuas earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 1, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Michael A. Taylor in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Jake Diekman worked 0.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Eloy Jimenez in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 13 hits, while Chicago only had 12.