mlb Game Recap
Pittsburgh Downed 7-5 By St. Louis - Chris Stratton Takes Loss
St. Louis got 1 innings of work from Giovanny Gallegos en route to a 7-5 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis was favored by -195 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.5.
Giovanny Gallegos earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Dylan Carlson in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Chris Stratton worked 1.1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Michael Chavis in a losing cause.
St. Louis outhit their counterparts 14-7 in the game.
The game was closed out by Ryan Helsley who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.