The Cardinals beat the Cubs 3-0 on July 4.
JJ Wetherholt gave St. Louis the lead with a solo homer in the first. Iván Herrera added an RBI single in the third, and Alec Burleson singled home Jordan Walker in the eighth.
Kyle Leahy handled the start for St. Louis, throwing five scoreless innings with six strikeouts. The Cardinals bullpen combined to complete the shutout.
Wetherholt finished 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, and a walk.
What It Means
The Cardinals improve to 47-39. The Cubs fall to 49-40.
BaseChaser lists the Cardinals at 56.2% to make the playoffs and the Cubs at 64.4%.
St. Louis moved up 5.9 percentage points. Chicago dropped 6.1 percentage points on today’s BaseChaser board.
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