mlb Game Recap
Cincinnati Falls 7-5 Against Chicago - Game Recap
Chicago grabbed a 7-5 win over Cincinnati on Saturday, as Mark Leiter Jr. was credited with a win at Wrigley Field.
Chicago was favored by -145 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.
Mark Leiter Jr. earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Seiya Suzuki in the win.
Cincinnati's starting pitcher Lucas Sims worked 0.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Spencer Steer in a losing cause.
Cincinnati outhit their counterparts 10-6 in the game.
Hector Neris pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.