mlb Game Recap
Chris Martin vs Daniel Bard Battle Sees Chicago Fall 6-5
Colorado got 1.2 innings of work from Ty Blach en route to a 6-5 victory over Chicago on Friday at Coors Field.
Bettors who backed the Rockies were rewarded as -119 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 10.
Ty Blach earned the victory for the Rockies, throwing 1.2 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 1, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Alan Trejo in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Chris Martin worked 1 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Willson Contreras in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 11 hits, while Colorado only had 13.
The game was closed out by Daniel Bard who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.