mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Drops Minnesota 5-4 - Match Report
Pittsburgh got 5.1 innings of work from Jameson Taillon en route to a 5-4 victory over Minnesota on Monday at PNC Park.
Pittsburgh won as a -137 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8 were rewarded at the payout window.
Pittsburgh got 5.1 innings from Jameson Taillon, who gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 9. Jameson Taillon earned the victory, while the Pirates got 4 RBIs from Colin Moran in the win.
Minnesota's starting pitcher L Lynn worked 4 innings, giving up 3 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Eduardo Escobar in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 5 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 7.
The game was closed out by G Kontos who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.