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Pittsburgh Drops New York 9-4 - Match Report
Pittsburgh got 3.1 innings of work from Mike Burrows en route to a 9-4 victory over New York on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Pirates were rewarded as +118 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Mike Burrows earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 3.1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 3, and allowing 2 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Billy Cook in the win.
New York got a 1-inning outing from Tim Hill in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. had 2 hits in the loss for the Yankees.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 8 hits, while New York only had 7.
Aroldis Chapman pitched the final 0.2 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.