mlb Game Recap
St. Louis Drops Chicago 7-6 - Match Report
St. Louis got 1.1 innings of work from JoJo Romero en route to a 7-6 victory over Chicago on Saturday at Busch Stadium.
St. Louis won as a -110 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
JoJo Romero earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 1.1 innings of work, striking out 1, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Brendan Donovan in the win.
Chicago got a 5.2-inning outing from Jameson Taillon in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 1 walks and 9 hits in his time on the mound, while Cody Bellinger had 2 hits in the loss for the Cubs.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 15 hits, while Chicago only had 12.
The game was closed out by Ryan Helsley who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 4 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.