Chicago Falls 5-2 to Philadelphia - Recap
Chicago Falls 5-2 to Philadelphia - Recap
Philadelphia got 7 1/3 innings of work from Joe Blanton en route to a 5-2 victory over Chicago on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia won as a -147 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Philadelphia got 7 1/3 innings from Joe Blanton, who gave up 2 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 8. He earned the victory, while the Phillies got 3 RBIs from Carlos Ruiz in the win.
Chicago got a 3 2/3-inning outing from Randy Wells in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 4 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while David DeJesus had 1 hit in the loss for the Cubs.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 8 hits, while Philadelphia only had 6.
Jonathan Papelbon pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
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Cleveland
+101
41.9%
CLE 6
55.8%
Miami
+131
38.5%
MIA 2
47.0%
Baltimore
-102
47.4%
BAL 1
47.2%
Philadelphia
+147
45.8%
PHI 0
47.6%
Atlanta
-200
66.6%
ATL 0
32.7%
Pittsburgh
-173
68.7%
PIT 1
43.9%
Minnesota
+120
48.1%
MIN 0
48.8%
St. Louis
-117
58.5%
STL 4
36.2%
Chi Cubs
-145
62.1%
CHC 0
37.6%
LA Angels
-121
44.7%
7.5u
50.8%
Oakland
-169
58.9%
8u
36.2%
San Diego
-130
42.8%
7u
51.6%
Colorado
-135
41.5%
10.5u
46.8%
Texas
-126
52.4%
9u
38.0%

