mlb Game Recap
Recap - Pittsburgh Defeats San Francisco 3-1
Pittsburgh grabbed a 3-1 win over San Francisco on Tuesday, as Braxton Ashcraft was credited with a win at Oracle Park.
Pittsburgh won as a +145 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8 were rewarded at the payout window.
Braxton Ashcraft earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 3 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Liover Peguero in the win.
San Francisco's starting pitcher Justin Verlander worked 5 innings, giving up 6 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 7 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Willy Adames in a losing cause.
Pittsburgh outhit their counterparts 12-2 in the game.
The game was closed out by Dennis Santana who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.