Pittsburgh Downed 3-2 By St. Louis - Charlie Morton Takes Loss
Pittsburgh Downed 3-2 By St. Louis - Charlie Morton Takes Loss
St. Louis got a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday, with Edwin Jackson earning the victory and helping Cardinals moneyline bettors cash out.
St. Louis was favored by -148 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
St. Louis got 6 2/3 innings from Edwin Jackson, who gave up 2 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 5. He earned the victory, while the Cardinals got 2 RBIs from Yadier Molina in the win.
Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Charlie Morton worked 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 6 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Derrek Lee in a losing cause.
Pittsburgh outhit their counterparts 8-7 in the game.
The game was closed out by Jason Motte who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.
Next game, St. Louis takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-142
+132
+132
61.4%
38.6%
38.6%
DET 0
CLE 1
CLE 1
60.9%
39.1%
39.1%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
+106
-116
-116
41.2%
58.8%
58.8%
NYY 1
BAL 0
BAL 0
69.0%
31.0%
31.0%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+140
-150
-150
34.6%
65.4%
65.4%
CHC 0
PIT 0
PIT 0
44.3%
55.7%
55.7%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-145
+135
+135
60.7%
39.3%
39.3%
TB 0
TOR 0
TOR 0
49.5%
50.5%
50.5%
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
-109
-101
-101
66.4%
33.6%
33.6%
8o
8u
8u
62.7%
37.3%
37.3%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-105
-105
-105
51.7%
48.3%
48.3%
PHI 0
MIA 0
MIA 0
50.2%
49.8%
49.8%
Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta
+180
-190
-190
29.8%
70.2%
70.2%
MIN 0
ATL 0
ATL 0
66.0%
34.0%
34.0%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+184
-197
-197
31.0%
69.0%
69.0%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
49.7%
50.3%
50.3%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-128
+118
+118
58.9%
41.1%
41.1%
9o
9u
9u
66.3%
33.7%
33.7%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-107
-103
-103
51.6%
48.4%
48.4%
9o
9u
9u
54.0%
46.0%
46.0%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
-127
+117
+117
69.5%
30.5%
30.5%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
45.1%
54.9%
54.9%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+111
-121
-121
48.2%
51.8%
51.8%
9.5o
9.5u
9.5u
49.3%
50.7%
50.7%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+141
-151
-151
32.8%
67.2%
67.2%
9o
9u
9u
54.0%
46.0%
46.0%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-146
+136
+136
70.4%
29.6%
29.6%
7o
7u
7u
49.6%
50.4%
50.4%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+109
-119
-119
48.6%
51.4%
51.4%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
59.2%
40.8%
40.8%
