mlb Game Recap
Steven Matz Earns Win in St. Louis Cardinals vs Kansas City Royals Game
Steven Matz led St. Louis to a shutout performance against Kansas City 1-0 on Monday at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals were a -159 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.
Steven Matz earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Paul Goldschmidt in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Zack Greinke worked 6 innings, giving up 3 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Carlos Santana in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 4 hits, while St. Louis only had 5.
Giovanny Gallegos pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.