mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Wrap - Pittsburgh Wins 4-2
The battle wasn't settled until inning No. 10 as St. Louis was handed a 4-2 defeat against Pittsburgh on Friday at Busch Stadium.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by -110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Colin Selby earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Bryan Reynolds in the win.
St. Louis got a 0.1-inning outing from Drew VerHagen in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Willson Contreras had 2 hits in the loss for the Cardinals.
The game was closed out by David Bednar who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.