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Out since May 1 with a concussion, Gomes belted
his sixth homer in the fourth inning and followed with two more
hits as the Cubs capped a 3-3 homestand. Wisdom's 12th of the
season came with a man on in the third and erased a 2-1 St.
Louis edge.
Dansby Swanson and Christopher Morel each had two hits with two
RBIs, and Steele (6-0) surrendered three runs -- ending his run
of 14 straight starts allowing two or fewer earned runs -- with
seven hits and three walks.
The Cardinals' season-high three-game win streak ended as Jordan
Montgomery (2-5) was tagged for six runs on seven hits and three
walks in five innings. St. Louis' two biggest stars got to
Steele in the first when Paul Goldschmidt singled with one out
and scored on Nolan Arenado's two-out triple. Ex-Cub Willson
Contreras hit an RBI single in the third to make it 2-0.
After stranding the bases loaded in the second, Chicago came
through in the third. Swanson delivered a ground-rule double and
scored on Seiya Suzuki's own double. Wisdom followed with his
drive into the left-center field bleachers off Montgomery, who
had thrown 24 consecutive scoreless innings against the Cubs.
Gomes' long ball followed a leadoff walk to Trey Mancini in the
fourth. Gomes had just eight homers in 86 games last season for
Chicago.
The Cubs made it 6-2 in the fifth when Ian Happ (two hits)
doubled and scored on Wisdom's double play grounder.
St. Louis got a run in the sixth on Lars Nootbaar's RBI single.
However, in the bottom of the frame, Morel sent an RBI double
off the right-center field ivy, then Swanson's second double
plated two for a 9-3 Cubs' advantage.
Paul DeJong, who had two hits for the Cardinals, scored on Tommy
Edman's single in the ninth.
--Field Level Media
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