mlb Game Recap
Philadelphia vs Atlanta Final: 3-0 - Recap
Philadelphia's pitching staff did its job for UNDER bettors, holding Atlanta scoreless in a 3-0 victory on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia was favored by -175 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Zack Wheeler earned the victory for the Phillies, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 0, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Edmundo Sosa in the win.
Atlanta's starting pitcher Jesse Chavez worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Travis d'Arnaud in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Atlanta as they had 5 hits, while Philadelphia only had 6.
Carlos Estevez pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.