LONDON — All of you know the emphasis Jed Hoyer placed on defence — er, defense — this past offseason, signing Dansby Swanson and Cody Bellinger and letting Willson Contreras leave as a free agent to give most of the catching work to Yan Gomes, perceived as a better defender. That, and moving Nico Hoerner to second base, was supposed to make the Cubs an airtight defensive team. It’s been mostly the case, too.
Sunday on a very warm day at London Stadium, an error by Trey Mancini — first ruled a hit, later changed — allowed three unearned Cardinals runs to score and that was essentially the difference in a 7-5 St.