Final/10
for this game
Cards, Cubs close set at Wrigley
Jul 29, 2012 - 1:15 PMVideo
The five-game winning streak is already a career-high for Maholm, who is actually unbeaten in his last six games, including five starts. During that time, the lefty has a 0.94 ERA, allowing four earned runs over 38 1/3 innings. His last defeat came June 23 at Arizona.
Over his career against St. Louis, Maholm is 4-7 with a 4.24 ERA in 17 starts. That includes an 0-1 ledger this season with a 9.00 ERA in two starts.
Adam Wainwright tries to win back-to-back starts for the first time since late May as he gets the ball for the Cardinals. The righty threw 7 1/3 frames in an 8-2 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday.
He sports a 6-5 mark with a 4.50 ERA in 25 games (16 starts) versus the Cubs, but has been awesome at Wrigley Field with a 5-0 mark to go with an 3.67 ERA in seven career starts (12 appearances). Only three pitchers hold a perfect 6-0 career mark at Wrigley: Ron Perranoski, Vide Blue and Bobby J. Jones.
Yesterday, Tony Campana scored the go-ahead run on a Reed Johnson bunt in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the Cubs held on for a 3-2 win. Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run triple in the first for Chicago, which snapped a two- game slide.
Daniel Descalso lofted a game-tying sacrifice fly in the sixth for the Cardinals, who were looking to match a season high with their fifth straight win.
Both starters overcame shaky first innings and turned in quality outings.
Chicago's Jeff Samardzija walked the bases loaded to begin the game, but limited the damage to a Carlos Beltran run-scoring fielder's choice.
"Anytime you have bases loaded no outs, you're hoping to come away with more than one run," Descalso said.
"I really like how we're playing baseball right now," Samardzija said. "It's fun to come to the park."
The Cardinals outscored the Cubs 23-1 in sweeping last weekend's three-game series and are 8-5 against Chicago this season.
- ST. LOUIS: 2
CHICAGO: 4
Final/10
Jul 29 5:44 PM - Anthony Rizzo none-out, two-run Home Run (7) to left scored Starlin Castro to end the game.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 4 Bot 10, 0 OutsJul 29 5:44 PM - Carlos Beltran one-out, solo Home Run (23) to left. Yadier Molina due up.
Cardinals 2, Cubs 2 Top 8, 1 OutJul 29 4:47 PM - Tyler Greene sacrifice fly out to right scored David Freese. Runner on second with two outs and Adam Wainwright due up.
Cardinals 1, Cubs 2 Top 7, 2 OutsJul 29 4:16 PM - Paul Maholm grounded into a fielder's choice, first to short. Luis Valbuena out at second. Daniel Descalso's throwing error scored Darwin Barney. Runner on first with one out and David DeJesus due up.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 2 Bot 2, 1 OutJul 29 2:59 PM - Anthony Rizzo singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Alfonso Soriano due up.
Cardinals 0, Cubs 1 Bot 1, 1 OutJul 29 2:35 PM - ST. LOUIS: 0
CHICAGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jul 29 2:23 PM
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