The Cardinals beat the Cubs 17-1 on July 3.
St. Louis took control early and never looked back. Nathan Church hit a three-run homer in the second, and the Cardinals added three more in the third.
The game was out of reach by the fourth. Alec Burleson drove in two, and Masyn Winn followed with a three-run homer to make it 11-0.
Andre Pallante got the win after 5.2 scoreless innings. Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson each drove in four, and Church added three RBIs.
What It Means
The Cardinals improve to 46-39. The Cubs fall to 49-39.
BaseChaser lists the Cardinals at 49.9% to make the playoffs and the Cubs at 70.6%.
St. Louis moved up 4.2 percentage points. Chicago dropped 7.5 percentage points on today’s BaseChaser board.
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