CHICAGO Santiago Espinal hit a two-run home run while pinch hitting in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the sliding Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday.
Brendan Donovan had a two-run single, Lars Nootbaar added an RBI triple and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied in the eighth inning and then held off the Chicago Cubs for a 7-6 victory Saturday night.
St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson scores past Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday in St. Louis. (Photo