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Holmes, who missed three months with a broken right fibula
before the trade, struck out three, walked one and allowed one
hit in 6 2/3 innings, exiting to a standing ovation. Ryan
Rolison, Ryan Zeferjahn and Jacob Webb followed, with Webb
pitching the ninth for his ninth save.
For the first five innings, Matthew Liberatore (5-10) was just
as good as Holmes. He set down his first 13 batters before Nico
Hoerner singled in the fifth.
Liberatore ran into trouble in the sixth, allowing the first two
batters to reach before retiring Pete Crow-Armstrong on a foul
popup and yielding to George Soriano.
Suzuki hit Soriano's fourth pitch, a 2-1 changeup, an estimated
390 feet to left for his 21st homer. He also doubled in the
eighth, the only player with multiple hits.
The Cubs (72-51), who have won 9 of 11, are chasing the major
league-best Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central and have a
comfortable lead atop the NL wild-card standings. The Cardinals
(61-61) fell 3 1/2 games behind idle Philadelphia for the final
NL wild card.
The rivals split their previous 10 meetings this season.
Friday's game was the opener of a season-long 11-game, 10-day
trip for the Cardinals.
Up next
Cardinals RHP Michael McGreevy (4-9, 3.64 ERA) faces Cubs LHP
Matthew Boyd (8-1, 3.50) on Saturday.
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