St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kyle Gibson throws the ball against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game Friday in Chicago. (Photo courtesy
Kyle Gibson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Pedro Pagés broke a scoreless tie when he led off the eighth with his first career homer and the St. Louis Cardinals
More of the same old story for the Cubs, times two.
The offense stayed dormant, scoring no runs on 3 hits, and they suffered another pitcher injury while losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Frida.
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TJ Friedl homered and drove in three runs, Andrew Abbott pitched five effective innings and the Cincinnati Reds won their seventh straight, 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The Cubs put runners on first and third with one out in the ninth, but Justin Wilson induced a foul pop by Ian Happ and a grounder by Mike Tauchman for his first save. The Reds have won the first three in this series from the Cubs after taking two of three from their NL Central rivals at Wrigley Field last weekend.