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.
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NY Yankees
-117
58.3%
8.5u
44.4%
Cleveland
-147
68.3%
8.5u
37.3%
Chi Cubs
-136
63.2%
8.5u
31.9%
LA Angels
-131
48.4%
9u
37.5%
Baltimore
+100
60.9%
9.5u
34.6%
Philadelphia
-107
53.7%
8u
47.1%
Pittsburgh
-260
66.5%
7.5u
41.6%
Minnesota
+122
49.3%
9u
45.3%
Miami
+146
30.0%
8u
47.2%
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-165
68.3%
8u
43.0%
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-155
70.2%
8u
42.9%
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+110
40.7%
9.5u
42.4%
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34.7%
10.5u
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31.7%
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