JoJo Romero took the mound in the seventh inning and let two aboard but got bailed out by PCA inexplicably bunting with runners on the corners and one out. Romero was lifted for Phil Maton, and Maton got Dansby Swanson to pop out to Burleson, who went into the net in foul territory to end the Chicago threat.

The Cardinals (+111 underdog moneyline odds) hit the field versus the Cubs (-131). The scheduled starters are Matthew Boyd (6-3) for the Chicago Cubs, and Erick Fedde (3-6) for the St. Louis Cardinals.