mlb Game Recap
Game Wrap - St. Louis 4-1 Victors Over Pirates
Pittsburgh dropped a 4-1 decision at PNC Park on Tuesday as St. Louis legged out a win behind winning pitcher J.A. Happ.
The Cardinals were a -130 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 9.5.
J.A. Happ earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 1 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Harrison Bader in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 5-inning outing from Steven Brault in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 0 walks and 5 hits in his time on the mound, while Hoy Park had 1 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 8 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 1.
The game was closed out by Alex Reyes who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.