Henry Sosa vs James McDonald Battle Sees Houston Fall 3-1
Henry Sosa vs James McDonald Battle Sees Houston Fall 3-1
Pittsburgh got 7 1/3 innings of work from James McDonald en route to a 3-1 victory over Houston on Monday at PNC Park.
Pittsburgh was favored by -160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Pittsburgh got 7 1/3 innings from James McDonald, who gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits, while striking out 6. He earned the victory, while the Pirates got 1 RBI from Derrek Lee in the win.
Houston's starting pitcher Henry Sosa worked 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 1 hit from Jordan Schafer in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 7 hits, while Houston only had 5.
The game was closed out by Joel Hanrahan who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and fanned 1 batter to earn the save.
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