mlb Game Recap
Recap - Chicago Defeats Philadelphia 2-0
Chicago's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Philadelphia scoreless in a 2-0 victory on Thursday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago was an underdog by +160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Chicago got 1 innings from Michael Rucker, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Javier Assad earned the victory, while the Cubs got 1 RBIs from Ian Happ in the win.
Philadelphia's starting pitcher David Robertson worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Bryce Harper in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 7 hits, while Philadelphia only had 6.
Keegan Thompson pitched the final 3 innings for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.
Next game, Chicago takes its act home to face Cincinnati looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face Washington.