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Richard Bleier vs Jose Quintana Tilt Ends in Pittsburgh 1-0 Win

Pittsburgh's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Miami scoreless in a 1-0 victory on Saturday at PNC Park.

The Pirates were a +100 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.

Jose Quintana earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Yoshi Tsutsugo in the win.

Miami's starting pitcher Richard Bleier worked 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Avisail Garcia in a losing cause.

Pittsburgh enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 9-5 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by David Bednar who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.