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Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Game Ends in 3-1 Cubs Victory - Recap

Chicago moneyline bettors cashed on Saturday courtesy of a 3-1 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field.

Chicago was favored by -220 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.

Andrew Kittredge earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Carson Kelly in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Yohan Ramirez worked 0.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jared Triolo in a losing cause.

Chicago enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 9-5 advantage in hits.

The game was closed out by Brad Keller who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.