The Chicago Cubs (9-7) shook off Saturday’s tough loss thanks to a strong effort from Kyle Hendricks and just enough offense. The St. Louis Cardinals (4-12) went with ace Jack Flaherty, who pitched well save for one bad inning. Luckily, that rough spot was enough for Chicago to take the three-game series at Wrigley, via MLB The Show 20.
Hendricks’ only trouble came in the top of 2nd inning when Brad Miller and Harrison Bader singled with one out. Matt Wieters got clipped by a rare misplaced changeup from the Professor to load the bases and Flaherty drove in a run with a sacrifice fly before a strikeout of Kolten Wong ended the threat.