mlb Game Recap
Shota Imanaga Earns Win in Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Game
It wasn't going to be a low-scoring affair and Chicago made sure they came out on the winning end on Wednesday, grabbing a 12-0 victory over Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field.
Chicago was favored by -225 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
Shota Imanaga earned the victory for the Cubs, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Pete Crow-Armstrong in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Domingo German worked 3 innings, giving up 9 hits and 6 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 0 hits from Henry Davis in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 17 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 0.
Next game, Chicago takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Washington.