mlb Game Recap
Recap - San Diego Defeats Los Angeles 5-1
San Diego got 6 innings of work from Nestor Cortes en route to a 5-1 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday at Petco Park.
Bettors who backed the Padres were rewarded as +120 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.5.
San Diego got 6 innings from Nestor Cortes, who gave up 0 earned runs on 1 hits, while striking out 3. Nestor Cortes earned the victory, while the Padres got 2 RBIs from Xander Bogaerts in the win.
Los Angeles's starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow worked 4 innings, giving up 2 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Alex Freeland in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored San Diego as they had 3 hits, while Los Angeles only had 2.
The game was closed out by Adrian Morejon who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.