mlb Game Recap
Washington Falls 11-5 to Chicago - Recap
Chicago got 5.1 innings of work from Javier Assad en route to a 11-5 victory over Washington on Friday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago was favored by -220 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 10.5.
Javier Assad earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 2, and allowing 3 hits and 4 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Dansby Swanson in the win.
Washington's starting pitcher Konnor Pilkington worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Daylen Lile in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 10 hits, while Washington only had 6.