mlb Game Recap
Toronto vs Chicago Final: 1-0 - Recap
Chad Green led Toronto to a shutout performance against Chicago 1-0 on Sunday at Wrigley Field.
Toronto was an underdog by +160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Bowden Francis earned the victory for the Blue Jays, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Joey Loperfido in the win.
Chicago's starting pitcher Hector Neris worked 1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Nico Hoerner in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Toronto as they had 8 hits, while Chicago only had 4.
The game was closed out by Chad Green who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.
Next game, Toronto takes its act home to face Cincinnati looking for another win. For Chicago, they head home to face Detroit.