mlb Game Recap
Alex Cobb Tagged With Loss in Giants-Diamondbacks Match
Arizona grabbed a 4-3 win over San Francisco on Monday, as Merrill Kelly was credited with a win at Oracle Park.
Bettors who backed the Diamondbacks were rewarded as +140 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 7.5.
Merrill Kelly earned the victory for the Diamondbacks, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Daulton Varsho in the win.
San Francisco got a 6-inning outing from Alex Cobb in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 4 walks and 6 hits in his time on the mound, while Brandon Belt had 3 hits in the loss for the Giants.
The battle of the bats favored Arizona as they had 10 hits, while San Francisco only had 8.
The game was closed out by Mark Melancon who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.