mlb Game Recap
Chicago Tops Pittsburgh 2-1 - Recap
Chicago got 6 innings of work from Matthew Boyd en route to a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Bettors who backed the Cubs were rewarded as -230 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 7.
Matthew Boyd earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 1 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Ian Happ in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Ryan Borucki worked 0.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nick Gonzales in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 6 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 5.
The game was closed out by Daniel Palencia who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.