mlb Game Recap
Daniel Hudson vs Andrew Miller Battle Sees St. Louis Fall 5-2
St. Louis dropped a 5-2 decision at Busch Stadium on Monday as Washington legged out a win behind winning pitcher Kyle Finnegan.
Washington was an underdog by +129 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Kyle Finnegan earned the victory for the Nationals, throwing 1.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 1 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Starlin Castro in the win.
St. Louis got a 0-inning outing from Andrew Miller in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while Paul DeJong had 1 hits in the loss for the Cardinals.
The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 12 hits, while St. Louis only had 6.
Brad Hand pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.