mlb Game Recap
Recap - Atlanta Defeats Chicago 2-0
Chicago couldn't get its offense rolling against Reynaldo Lopez in a 2-0 loss to Atlanta in baseball action on Monday.
Atlanta was favored by -130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Ray Kerr earned the victory for the Braves, throwing 2 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Zack Short in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski worked 3 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Mike Tauchman in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Atlanta as they had 10 hits, while Chicago only had 5.
The game was closed out by A.J. Minter who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 1 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.