Ian Happ and Yan Gomes hit two-run homers as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.
The Cubs have won 10 of their last 12 games to surge into the playoff race. The Cardinals have lost seven of their last nine games with trade speculation swirling around them.
Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright remained stuck on 198 career victories. He induced three double-play grounders, but he allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings. The Cubs moved ahead 2-1 in the third inning when Mike Tauchman reached on an infield single and Happ his hit seventh career homer against Wainwright.
Gomes made it 4-1 in the fourth inning by following Christopher Morel's two-out walk with his ninth homer of the season.
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