mlb Game Recap
St. Louis Drops Chicago 5-4 - Match Report
St. Louis got 1 innings of work from JoJo Romero en route to a 5-4 victory over Chicago on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Bettors who backed the Cardinals were rewarded as -102 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 8.5.
St. Louis got 7 innings from Kyle Gibson, who gave up 4 earned runs on 5 hits, while striking out 7. JoJo Romero earned the victory, while the Cardinals got 2 RBIs from Nolan Arenado in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Drew Smyly worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nico Hoerner in a losing cause.
St. Louis outhit their counterparts 9-5 in the game.
The game was closed out by Ryan Helsley who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.