The Cubs looked to break out of their hitting slump against the Cardinals Friday night. St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas was outstanding and a late Cubs rally came up just short as Chicago lost another low-scoring game.
Cubs starter Jose Quintana struggled with runners on base his entire outing. The Cards did all their scoring in the bottom of the 3rd inning, when a Javy Baez error and a Jedd Gyorko infield hit put two men on base for Tommy Pham. The red-hot Pham slammed a long three-run homer to left to give the Birds a 3-0 lead.