Ian Happ homered twice and Justin Steele struck out eight over six innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 in Saturday's opener of the two-game 2023 MLB London Series.
Happ went deep for the fifth and sixth times in his career against St. Louis veteran Adam Wainwright , and Dansby Swanson clubbed a late two-run homer for the Cubs, who've won nine of 10 and 11 in the past 13.
Meanwhile, Steele didn't yield a hit until the fifth, when Jordan Walker singled to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. It was one of five allowed by Steele, whose only run surrendered came via Paul Goldschmidt's RBI single in the sixth. After Wainwright retired the Cubs in order during the first, Happ led off the second with a drive over the center-field wall. Chicago made it 2-0 on Madrigal's RBI hit that capped a run of three consecutive singles after two were out.
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