mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Downed 5-4 By St. Louis - Jose Quintana Takes Loss
St. Louis moneyline bettors cashed on Saturday courtesy of a 5-4 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.
St. Louis was favored by -134 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 9.
Drew VerHagen earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 2.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 1, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Paul Goldschmidt in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 3.2-inning outing from Jose Quintana in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 1 walks and 7 hits in his time on the mound, while Bryan Reynolds had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
St. Louis enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-7 advantage in hits.
Ryan Helsley pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.