mlb Game Recap
John Gant Tagged With Loss in Tigers-Cardinals Match
Detroit grabbed a 6-2 win over St. Louis on Wednesday, as Matt Manning was credited with a win at Comerica Park.
Detroit was an underdog by +106 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.
Matt Manning earned the victory for the Tigers, throwing 5.2 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Jonathan Schoop in the win.
St. Louis's starting pitcher John Gant worked 3 innings, giving up 2 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Matt Carpenter in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 6 hits, while Detroit only had 7.
Detroit heads into a battle against Houston. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.