mlb Game Recap
Kansas City vs Chicago Game Final 3-0 - Michael Wacha Earns Win
Chicago couldn't get its offense rolling against Michael Wacha in a 3-0 loss to Kansas City in baseball action on Saturday.
Bettors who backed the Royals were rewarded as -225 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 9.
Michael Wacha earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 1, and allowing 2 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from MJ Melendez in the win.
Chicago got a 0.1-inning outing from Bryan Shaw in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Paul DeJong had 1 hits in the loss for the White Sox.
Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-3 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Chris Stratton who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.