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Frank Schwindel went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for
the Cubs (71-91), who closed their season by winning four of
their last five games.
The Cardinals (90-72) lost three of their last five games after
clinching a National League wild-card playoff berth with their
17-game winning streak.
Cubs starting pitcher Alec Mills allowed two runs on four hits
and two walks in four innings. Reliever Joe Biagini (1-0) earned
the victory with three scoreless innings of relief.
Biagini was the 69th player the Cubs deployed this season,
setting a major league record.
Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Woodford (3-4) allowed three
runs on six hits in five innings. Jack Flaherty worked a
scoreless inning to continue his comeback from shoulder soreness
and his preparation for postseason play.
The Cubs struck first. Schwindel hit a one-out double in the
first inning and scored on Duffy's two-out single. Duffy stole
second base, but Trayce Thompson hit an inning-ending grounder
to strand him.
In the bottom of the inning, leadoff hitter Tommy Edman hit a
homer on Mills' first pitch to tie the game 1-1. The blast was
Edman's 11th of the season.
The Cardinals pushed their lead to 2-1 in the second inning when
Dylan Carlson walked, raced to third on Yadier Molina's single
and scored when Edmundo Sosa grounded into a double play.
The Cubs moved ahead 3-2 in the fifth inning. Rafael Ortega hit
a two-out single and scored on Schwindel's double. Ian Happ
walked and Duffy followed with an RBI single.
In the bottom of the inning, Harrison Bader reached on an
infield single, moved up on a bunt and took third on Matt
Carpenter's infield single. But Andrew Knizner struck out to
leave runners on the corners.
--Field Level Media
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