It was a close game until the St. Louis Cardinals lashed out in the eighth inning by tagging Jon Lester and Pedro Strop for three earned runs as the Chicago Cubs dropped Game 1 by the final score of 4-0.
Veteran right-hander John Lackey was working on a perfect game until giving up a walk in the fourth, but still had himself a no-hitter intact until giving up a single to shortstop, Addison Russell to lead-off the sixth.
Lackey (1-0, 0.