mlb Game Recap
Chicago Downed 12-1 By Kansas City - Jesse Scholtens Takes Loss
Kansas City went on a scoring spree on Monday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, running up a 12-1 win against Chicago and throwing fear into UNDER bettors in baseball betting action.
Bettors who backed the Royals were rewarded as -165 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 10.
Cole Ragans earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Edward Olivares in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Jesse Scholtens worked 3.2 innings, giving up 9 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Lenyn Sosa in a losing cause.
Kansas City outhit their counterparts 16-3 in the game.