Tied through nine, the Cubs finally broke through in the 10th. Chicago scored twice in the extra frame to beat the Cardinals 4-2 at Busch Stadium, ending a game that had swung back and forth since the second inning.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Andre Pallante kept St. Louis in it deep into the night, working 6.1 innings and allowing 2 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits with 3 strikeouts and 2 walks. He departed with the score tied and no decision attached to his line, but his outing set the tone for a game that stayed close until the very end. JJ Wetherholt supplied the Cardinals' most dramatic swing, going 2-for-5 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored.
The Cubs seized control for good in the 10th. Bregman doubled to right to bring home Suzuki and put Chicago ahead 3-2, and Happ followed with a double of his own to score Bregman and make it 4-2. Both runs came on consecutive doubles, extending a lead the Cardinals could not answer. Earlier, Wetherholt had erased a Chicago lead in the seventh with a home run to right that tied the game at 2-2, and Busch's single in the top half of that inning had briefly put the Cubs back in front before St. Louis answered.
St. Louis had chances but couldn't sustain them. Luis Gastelum took the loss after allowing 2 runs (1 earned) in 1.0 inning of relief, and the Cardinals' bullpen overall covered 3.2 innings and allowed 2 runs. Jacob Webb picked up the win for Chicago after 1.1 scoreless innings, and Aaron Civale closed it out with 0.2 innings for his first save of the season. Bregman finished 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored and a double, while Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 without a run driven in.
The result dropped St. Louis to 54-55, snapping any momentum after a loss that leaves the Cardinals in fourth place in the division. Chicago improved to 62-47, sitting second in its division after a win that came from the bottom of its lineup as much as the top.