Overview
- Masyn Winn homered and doubled to tally four RBIs and scored twice in the decisive 8-7 victory.
- A defensive miscue by Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong on a fourth-inning fly allowed Winn to tag up and score the go-ahead run.
- Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy yielded five runs in 4⅔ innings while Chicago’s Jameson Taillon gave up eight runs over four innings.
- Additional long balls came from Lars Nootbaar and Nolan Gorman for the Cardinals and from Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner for the Cubs.
- Erick Fedde (3-6, 3.54 ERA) takes the mound Wednesday against left-hander Matthew Boyd (6-3, 2.84 ERA) in the series finale.