Overview

• Michael Busch went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a triple and a double for four RBIs, narrowly missing a cycle.
• St. Louis issued an intentional walk to Busch in the eighth; manager Oliver Marmol said, "I'm not here for anybody's amusement... I'm trying to win."
• Chicago moved to 91-70 and will host the Padres on Tuesday to open the National League wild-card series.
• Jameson Taillon struck out eight over six innings of one-run ball, while Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong also homered.
• Busch leads the Cubs with 34 home runs in his second full season and has battered St. Louis this year with a reported .467 average, nine homers and 17 RBIs; the Cardinals fell to 78-83.