mlb Game Recap
Athletics Athletics St. Louis Cardinals Game Ends in 5-1 Cardinals Victory - Recap
St. Louis moneyline bettors cashed on Wednesday courtesy of a 5-1 win against the Athletics Athletics at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis was an underdog by -110 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Matthew Liberatore earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Willson Contreras in the win.
Athletics's starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs worked 6 innings, giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Brent Rooker in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Athletics as they had 7 hits, while St. Louis only had 9.
The game was closed out by JoJo Romero who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.
St. Louis looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against San Francisco. Athletics will aim to get back on the winning track at Los Angeles.