mlb Game Recap
Recap - St. Louis Defeats Pittsburgh 3-0
St. Louis's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Pittsburgh scoreless in a 3-0 victory on Sunday at Busch Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Cardinals were rewarded as -240 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.5.
Adam Wainwright earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 8 innings of work, striking out 9, walking 0, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Yadier Molina in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 4-inning outing from Steven Brault in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 2 walks and 5 hits in his time on the mound, while Ke'Bryan Hayes had 1 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 9 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 4.
Alex Reyes pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 2 hits in his outing.
St. Louis heads into a battle against Detroit. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against Arizona.