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Chicago's Javier Assad (0-2) threw five
scoreless innings of relief before DeJong drove a pitch well
into the left field bleachers to break a 4-4 tie. DeJong, who
went to high school in Antioch, Ill., finished 2-for-3 with a
walk to raise his average to .350.
Andrew Knizner's second double drove in another run in the ninth
for St. Louis, which has followed an eight-game skid by winning
a season-high three in a row. By taking the first two of three
games in Chicago, the Cardinals have won a series for the first
time since April 10-12 at Colorado.
Dansby Swanson had a homer, two doubles and three RBIs while
Christopher Morel also homered in his season debut for the Cubs,
who have dropped three straight and nine of 12. Chicago twice
left the bases loaded without scoring and was on the wrong end
of four double plays.
Each team scored a run in the first inning. Gorman went deep off
Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, and then Swanson doubled home Nick
Madrigal in Chicago's half of the frame.
St. Louis ended Taillon's night in the third. Nootbaar hit a
drive into the right-center-field bleachers, and Taillon later
issued a bases-loaded walk to Brendan Donovan to end his outing.
Taillon, making his second start since missing time due to a
groin injury, was charged with four runs on five hits and two
walks through 2 2/3 innings. He struck out five and threw 69
pitches.
DeJong also drew a bases-loaded walk from Julian Merryweather in
the third for a 4-1 St. Louis lead. However, Cardinals starter
Jack Flaherty allowed a Madrigal double, then Swanson barely got
the ball into the right field bleacher basket in the third to
make it 4-3.
Flaherty allowed three runs on seven hits and five walks, but he
got Seiya Suzuki to fly out with the bases loaded to end his
fifth and final inning. Andre Pallante replaced Flaherty, and he
yielded a sixth-inning, game-tying homer to Morel.
St. Louis' Chris Stratton (1-0) earned the win after tossing 1
1/3 scoreless innings. Giovanny Gallegos tossed a 1-2-3 ninth
for his second save.
--Field Level Media
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