mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Game Ends in 6-3 Pirates Victory - Recap
The battle wasn't settled until inning No. 10 as St. Louis was handed a 6-3 defeat against Pittsburgh on Saturday at Busch Stadium.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by +165 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 9.
Pittsburgh got 0.2 innings from Robert Stephenson, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. David Bednar earned the victory, while the Pirates got 2 RBIs from Andrew McCutchen in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher Steven Matz worked 5.2 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 6 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Brendan Donovan in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 10 hits, while St. Louis only had 7.
The game was closed out by Dauri Moreta who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.