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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Recap - Cardinals Over Pirates 4-3

St. Louis got 5.2 innings of work from J.A. Happ en route to a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday at PNC Park.

St. Louis won as a -163 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

St. Louis got 5.2 innings from J.A. Happ, who gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits, while striking out 4. J.A. Happ earned the victory, while the Cardinals got 3 RBIs from Tommy Edman in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Chris Stratton worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Jacob Stallings in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 9 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 8.

Alex Reyes pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.