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Pittsburgh Falls 5-3 Against St. Louis - Game Recap

Pittsburgh dropped a 5-3 decision at PNC Park on Tuesday as St. Louis legged out a win behind winning pitcher Sonny Gray.

St. Louis was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.

Sonny Gray earned the victory for the Cardinals, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Victor Scott II in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Tim Mayza worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Bryan Reynolds in a losing cause.

St. Louis outhit their counterparts 7-6 in the game.

Phil Maton pitched the final 0.2 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.