CHICAGO — Whatever the Cardinals prove to be this season or aspire to prove this season, their flaws have been exposed, inning by inning, as sport by their archrival, and the Cubs have done it all for a home crowd to relish.
Another close game early came unraveled late as the Cardinals dealt with the early departure of starter Adam Wainwright with a hamstring injury and saw the Cubs once again capitalize on free bases and the bullpen. Two errors in the seventh inning and Carlos Gonzalez’s home run in the eighth inning widened the Cubs’ lead for 5-1 victory Sunday night that completed a three-game sweep of the Cardinals, the Cubs’ second in as many visits from the Cardinals this season.