Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates
Final
Recap
PITTSBURGH -- Oneil Cruz hit a tie-breaking single in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a sweep of Cincinnati with a 1-0 win on Sunday. Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin doubled off the centerfield wall against Reds reliever Tony Santillan (1-1) with two outs in the eighth. Pinch hitter Jake Mangum worked a full count walk and Cruz followed by lacing a single to center. Griffin beat TJ Friedl's throw home with ease as Pittsburgh responded to getting swept at home by St. Louis by taking three straight from the Reds. Gregory Soto (3-0) got the last four outs after taking over following a brilliant performance by starter Braxton Ashcraft.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoritePIT -120 · 53% to win
WonRun LinePIT -0.25
CoveredTotalO/U 7.5 · 1 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
4Hits5
0Home runs0
2Walks3
8Strikeouts7
0Stolen bases1
115Pitches thrown99
7Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ FriedlCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathaniel LoweDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer Steer1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dane MyersPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose TrevinoC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McLain2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ BledayLF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elly De La CruzSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sal Stewart3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will BensonRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony SantillanP | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase BurnsP | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |