mlb Game Recap
Thomas Hatch Tagged With Loss in Pirates-Cubs Match
The battle wasn't settled until inning No. 10 as Pittsburgh was handed a 5-4 defeat against Chicago on Thursday at PNC Park.
Chicago was favored by -180 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Daniel Palencia earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 0, walking 2, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Cody Bellinger in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Rob Zastryzny worked 1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Connor Joe in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 10 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 6.
Adbert Alzolay pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.