Joe Kelly vs Jeff Samardzija Battle Sees St. Louis Fall 3-2
Joe Kelly vs Jeff Samardzija Battle Sees St. Louis Fall 3-2
Chicago grabbed a 3-2 win over St. Louis on Saturday, as James Russell was credited with a win at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs were a -104 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 7.5.
Chicago got 6 innings from Jeff Samardzija, who gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits, while striking out 7. James Russell earned the victory, while the Cubs got 2 RBIs from Alfonso Soriano in the win.
St. Louis' starting pitcher Joe Kelly worked 6 1/3 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 6 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Skip Schumaker in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Chicago as they had 6 hits, while St. Louis only had 5.
The game was closed out by Carlos Marmol who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hit, 0 walks and fanned 1 batter to earn the save.
Upcoming
Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Cincinnati
NY Mets
NY Mets
+108
-118
-118
53.4%
46.6%
46.6%
CIN 7
NYM 4
NYM 4
39.0%
61.0%
61.0%
LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee
+110
-120
-120
55.3%
44.7%
44.7%
LA 9
MIL 2
MIL 2
58.2%
41.8%
41.8%
Oakland
Texas
Texas
+104
-114
-114
45.3%
54.7%
54.7%
OAK 1
TEX 3
TEX 3
61.5%
38.5%
38.5%
Arizona
Colorado
Colorado
+111
-121
-121
48.8%
51.2%
51.2%
ARI 1
COL 4
COL 4
56.0%
44.0%
44.0%
Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco
+143
-153
-153
41.2%
58.8%
58.8%
WSH 1
SF 0
SF 0
52.6%
47.4%
47.4%
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Toronto
-107
-103
-103
52.1%
47.9%
47.9%
TB 2
TOR 2
TOR 2
60.3%
39.7%
39.7%
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland
-146
+136
+136
62.5%
37.5%
37.5%
8o
8u
8u
57.7%
42.3%
42.3%
NY Yankees
Baltimore
Baltimore
-118
+108
+108
67.1%
32.9%
32.9%
9o
9u
9u
49.4%
50.6%
50.6%
Seattle
LA Angels
LA Angels
+174
-184
-184
32.0%
68.0%
68.0%
8.5o
8.5u
8.5u
56.7%
43.3%
43.3%
Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
+127
-137
-137
39.9%
60.1%
60.1%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
43.7%
56.3%
56.3%
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami
-172
+162
+162
70.3%
29.7%
29.7%
6.5o
6.5u
6.5u
42.7%
57.3%
57.3%
Kansas City
Houston
Houston
-210
+190
+190
70.6%
29.4%
29.4%
7.5o
7.5u
7.5u
63.5%
36.5%
36.5%
Boston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
-140
+130
+130
68.4%
31.6%
31.6%
8o
8u
8u
56.0%
44.0%
44.0%
St. Louis
San Diego
San Diego
-111
+101
+101
69.9%
30.1%
30.1%
8o
8u
8u
69.6%
30.4%
30.4%
