mlb Game Recap
Cincinnati Tops Chicago 8-2 - Recap
Joey Votto swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Reds defeated Chicago 8-2 at Wrigley Field.
Cincinnati was favored by -111 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 10.
Tyler Mahle earned the victory for the Reds, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Joey Votto in the win.
Chicago got a 1-inning outing from Adam Morgan in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Nico Hoerner had 2 hits in the loss for the Cubs.
The battle of the bats favored Cincinnati as they had 11 hits, while Chicago only had 8.