Kris Bryant crushed a grand slam to help the Cubs earn their seventh-straight win. 🔥
CHICAGO — Kris Bryant hit his fourth career grand slam in Chicago’s six-run eighth inning and the Cubs pounded theWillson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo and David Bote each drove in two runs, helping the Cubs leapfrog the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central. Ben Zobrist had two hits and made two nice plays in left field as Chicago completed its first three-game sweep of St. Louis since September 2017.
The crowd of 36,499 chanted "Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!" after Bryant connected with two outs in the eighth, belting a drive to centre off Dominic Leone for his fourth homer. The Cardinals got at least one hit in seven innings, but left nine runners on base. Jose Quintana also received some help from his defence.
Contreras’ ninth homer helped Chicago build a 3-0 lead. St. Louis pulled within one on Molina’s two-run double in the sixth, but Kolten Wong left runners on the corners when he bounced out on Quintana’s 103rd and final pitch.
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