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Recap - St. Louis Defeats Pittsburgh 2-1

St. Louis got a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday, with Jack Flaherty earning the victory and helping Cardinals moneyline bettors cash out.

St. Louis was favored by -200 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.

Jack Flaherty earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Albert Pujols in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Duane Underwood Jr. worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Ji Hwan Bae in a losing cause.

The game was closed out by Ryan Helsley who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.