St. Louis CardinalsvsChicago Cubs
STL 4/CHC 6
Things to say
The Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-4 at Wrigley on Sunday.
01
opener
Cubs took it 6-4 at Wrigley. Classic Cards-Cubs slugfest, felt closer than the score. Wind was doing its thing out to left.
02
key player
The heart of the Cubs order carried them — a couple of them left the yard and put up crooked numbers early. That's the ballgame right there.
03
hot take
St. Louis' manager went to the pen way too early. Your starter's cruising, you leave him in. Bullpen coughed it right back up.
04
deep cut
Nobody's talking about it, but the Cubs won that game on the bases. Extra ninety feet in the middle innings, and their OBP up top just kept the line moving.
05
exit
Anyway, it's a getaway day and these two see each other again next week — Cards'll want that one back.
The recap
Cubs handled their business at Wrigley, knocking off the Cardinals 6-4 to keep pace in the division race. Chicago's bats did the damage early and the bullpen slammed the door once the heart of the order pushed a couple across late.
St. Louis hung around and made it a two-run game, but never got the big swing to leave the yard when it mattered.
Getaway-day win for the Cubs, and this rivalry's got some heat with both clubs sitting right around .500-plus.