mlb Game Recap
St. Louis Drops Pittsburgh 5-2 - Match Report
St. Louis got 5.1 innings of work from John Gant en route to a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis was favored by -119 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
John Gant earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Nolan Arenado in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Chasen Shreve worked 0.1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Gregory Polanco in a losing cause.
St. Louis outhit their counterparts 11-6 in the game.
The game was closed out by Alex Reyes who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.