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Vince Velasquez vs Chad Kuhl Tilt Ends in Pittsburgh 16-1 Win

Pittsburgh went on a scoring spree on Saturday at Nationals Park, running up a 16-1 win against Washington and throwing fear into UNDER bettors in baseball betting action.

Pittsburgh was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.

Vince Velasquez earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 5 RBIs from Jack Suwinski in the win.

Washington's starting pitcher Chad Kuhl worked 3.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 8 earned runs while striking out 4 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Dominic Smith in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 17 hits, while Washington only had 7.