mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Tops Cleveland 4-3 - Recap
Cleveland dropped a 4-3 decision at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium on Friday as Kansas City legged out a win behind winning pitcher Scott Barlow.
Kansas City was favored by -115 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Scott Barlow earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Whit Merrifield in the win.
Cleveland's starting pitcher Sam Hentges worked 0.1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Myles Straw in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 10 hits, while Cleveland only had 9.