Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Final
Recap
CHICAGO -- Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer and Carmen Mlodzinski pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday. Pittsburgh was shut down by Shota Imanaga before breaking through against Caleb Thielbar in the seventh. Ryan O'Hearn hit a leadoff single for the Pirates' first hit of the chilly afternoon, and Reynolds drove Thielbar's next pitch deep to left for his third homer. Pittsburgh won for the seventh time in nine games since its 1/3 start.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCHC -156 · 58% to win
UpsetRun LineCHC -1.5
PIT coveredTotalO/U 6.5 · 2 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
3Hits6
1Home runs0
1Walks7
11Strikeouts6
1Stolen bases0
147Pitches thrown151
6Pitching strikeouts11
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Yorke3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcell OzunaDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Gonzales2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy CookRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Konnor GriffinSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis SantanaP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregory SotoP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac MattsonP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmen MlodzinskiP | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mason MontgomeryP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |