mlb Game Recap
Duane Underwood Jr. vs Miles Mikolas Battle Sees Pittsburgh Fall 5-4
The battle wasn't settled until inning No. 10 as Pittsburgh was handed a 5-4 defeat against St. Louis on Sunday at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
St. Louis got 5.2 innings from Miles Mikolas, who gave up 2 earned runs on 7 hits, while striking out 4. Drew VerHagen earned the victory, while the Cardinals got 2 RBIs from Lars Nootbaar in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 1-inning outing from Duane Underwood Jr. in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Jack Suwinski had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 12 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 8.
St. Louis looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against Arizona. Pittsburgh will aim to get back on the winning track at Colorado.