mlb Game Recap
Ryan Borucki vs Jaime Barria Battle Sees Los Angeles Fall 3-0
Pittsburgh got a shutout performance from its pitching staff en route to a 3-0 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
Pittsburgh was an underdog by +155 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 9.5.
Osvaldo Bido earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 3 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 4 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Endy Rodriguez in the win.
Los Angeles's starting pitcher Jaime Barria worked 2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Luis Rengifo in a losing cause.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 7 hits, while Los Angeles only had 5.
The game was closed out by David Bednar who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 2 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.