mlb Game Recap
Jake Irvin Tagged With Loss in Pirates-Nationals Match
Pittsburgh got 5 innings of work from Bailey Falter en route to a 9-4 victory over Washington on Thursday at PNC Park.
Pittsburgh was favored by -125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.
Bailey Falter earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 2, and allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Nick Gonzales in the win.
Washington got a 1-inning outing from Tanner Rainey in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Juan Yepez had 2 hits in the loss for the Nationals.
The battle of the bats favored Washington as they had 8 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 10.
The game was closed out by Aroldis Chapman who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.