mlb Game Recap
Recap - Cleveland Defeats Pittsburgh 8-6
Pittsburgh dropped a 8-6 decision at Progressive Field on Sunday as Cleveland legged out a win behind winning pitcher James Karinchak.
Cleveland was favored by -162 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
James Karinchak earned the victory for the Indians, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Carlos Santana in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 1-inning outing from Nik Turley in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 0 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Jose Osuna had 3 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
Cleveland enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 11-9 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Brad Hand who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.