mlb Game Recap
Colorado Rockies St. Louis Cardinals Game Ends in 9-8 Cardinals Victory - Recap
St. Louis got 5 innings of work from Carlos Martinez en route to a 9-8 victory over Colorado on Saturday at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals were a -180 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 7.5.
Carlos Martinez earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 5, and allowing 6 hits and 5 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Paul Goldschmidt in the win.
Colorado's starting pitcher Chi Chi Gonzalez worked 4 innings, giving up 8 hits and 7 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Charlie Blackmon in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 12 hits, while Colorado only had 11.
The game was closed out by Alex Reyes who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 1 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.