For most of Saturday afternoon it looked as if the Cubs were going to return to their losing ways. Then Kyle Schawber turned the entire game around with one swing of the bat.
Chicago starter Jon Lester ran into immediate trouble in the top of the 1st when two walks and a well placed bunt single loaded the bases with none out. First baseman Jose Martinez then blooped a single into shallow right to put St. Louis up 2-0.
Lester settled down using a double play and a pop out to end the inning. He then pitched around another jam in the 2nd, stranding two men on base.