mlb Game Recap
Luke Weaver vs Thomas Hatch Battle Sees Pittsburgh Fall 6-3
New York grabbed a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday, as Jhony Brito was credited with a win at PNC Park.
New York was favored by -115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.
Jhony Brito earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 3 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Estevan Florial in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 1.2-inning outing from Thomas Hatch in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 0 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Ke'Bryan Hayes had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 9 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 4.
Clay Holmes pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.