Javy Baez closed the deficit to a run with a two-run single.
Ian Happ, who came into the game for
Kris Bryant in the fifth inning, lined a two-run double into the right-field corner off closer
Alex Reyes to give the Cubs the lead.
“It was just fun to be able to come through there in that situation,” Happ said. “Been grinding a lot this year and haven’t really had a lot of moments like that, so to really kind of find it and really be able to complete that rally and get the ball to
Craig [
Kimbrel] was obviously big.”
Cubs rally with six runs in ninth inning, beat Cardinals
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Cubs, Cardinals sit even going into four-game series
Field Level Media
19 Jul 2021, 15:55 GMT+10
The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals might be postseason longshots at the moment, but neither should have trouble getting motivated for this week s four-game series.
The visiting Cubs look to continue their season success over the Cardinals on Monday night.
St. Louis was eight games over .500 on May 29, but is 16-25 since then. Chicago was nine over and tied for first in the NL Central on June 24, then lost 11 in a row.
Both enter this set with 46-47 records, and half of their eight 2021 meetings have been decided by three or fewer runs. The Cubs, however, are 6-2 against the Cardinals this season, and took two of three at St. Louis in May.