Cody Bellinger drove in 4 runs, Seiya Suzuki, Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ combined to go 8-for-12 with 2 walks, and the Cubs came back four times to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-6 at Wrigley Field on Saturday
The Cubs battled back all day, erasing deficits of 1-0, 3-1, 5-3 and 6-5. They took the lead for good in the sixth when Bellinger poked a 2-run single to right to make it 7-6 and Seiya Suzuki singled to left to make it 8-6.
Coming out of the bullpen didn't solve Smyly's struggles as he allowed 5 runs on 6 hits in 3⅔ innings. Smyly has a 9.86 ERA in his last five appearances, giving up 33 hits and walking 10 in 21 innings. Bellinger is 40-for-91 in with 19 RBIs his last 24 games. Happ was 11-for-73 in his previous 21 games. Hoerner was 3-for-4 with a walk and also scored 3 runs.
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