mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Tops St. Louis 8-2 - Recap
Pittsburgh grabbed a 8-2 win over St. Louis on Friday, as Roansy Contreras was credited with a win at PNC Park.
The Pirates were a +165 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.
Roansy Contreras earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 2, and allowing 4 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Oneil Cruz in the win.
St. Louis got a 1.2-inning outing from Jake Woodford in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 1 walks and 5 hits in his time on the mound, while Tommy Edman had 2 hits in the loss for the Cardinals.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 15 hits, while St. Louis only had 6.