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-131
58.4%
PIT 4
44.4%
Toronto
-119
48.5%
9u
42.5%
Detroit
-160
63.5%
9u
48.5%
Boston
-140
48.5%
9.5u
52.6%
Kansas City
-128
53.9%
8.5u
46.0%
Pittsburgh got a 3-2 victory over New York on Saturday, with James McDonald earning the victory and helping Pirates moneyline bettors cash out.
Bettors who backed the Pirates were rewarded as -106 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.5.
Pittsburgh got 6 innings from James McDonald, who gave up 2 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 2. He earned the victory, while the Pirates got 2 RBIs from Andrew McCutchen in the win.
New York's starting pitcher R.A. Dickey worked 8 innings, giving up 8 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Jose Reyes in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 10 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 8.
Joel Hanrahan pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.