By the end of the fourth inning and end of Jack Flaherty’s start, the Cubs had tied the game, and by the end of the sixth they had turned it into a rout. Another rout. Victor Caratini’s pinch-hit double cleared the bases to break a 4-4 tie and launch the Cubs toward a 9-4 victory against their rivals at the Friendly Confines. The loss was the Cardinals’ fifth in five tries at Wrigley this season, and it dropped them to 31-31 with 100 games remaining in the season. They have yet to find a way to escape the gravity of .
Cards fizzle after first in dropping another one to Cubs
