After a relatively easy win in the first-half of the doubleheader, the Cubs looked for the day/night sweep at Wrigley Saturday night. The Northsiders rallied to take the lead in the middle innings, but the overused bullpen fell apart late thanks to the unstoppable Matt Carpenter.
Even with Carpenter not in the starting lineup, the Cardinals managed to strike in the 1st inning against Mike Montgomery. Harrison Bader singled, as did Jose Martinez, St. Louis took the lead on a Paul DeJong sacrifice fly. Monty got out of that inning and didn’t allow any more damage through his six innings of work.