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Pittsburgh Drops Cincinnati 7-5 - Match Report
Pittsburgh got a 7-5 victory over Cincinnati on Friday, with earning the victory and helping Pirates moneyline bettors cash out.
Pittsburgh won as a +130 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 9.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing innings of work, striking out , walking , and allowing hits and earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Bryan Reynolds in the win.
Cincinnati's starting pitcher Buck Farmer worked 1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from TJ Friedl in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 9 hits, while Cincinnati only had 7.
The game was closed out by David Bednar who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.