mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Downed 3-1 By New York - Michael Wacha Takes Loss
New York grabbed a 3-1 win over Kansas City on Thursday, as Gerrit Cole was credited with a win at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
New York was favored by -155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.
Gerrit Cole earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 6 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Juan Soto in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Michael Wacha worked 4.2 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Tommy Pham in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 8 hits, while Kansas City only had 6.
Luke Weaver pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.