Other than a terrible strike zone and a David Ross ejection, there wasn’t much to write home about in this game for the Cubs until extra innings. Thankfully, they outlasted the Cards in what had been a scoreless affair through nine and Javier Báez provided just enough offense for the Cubs in the 10th as he obliterated a hanging slider from Alex Reyes to give the Cubs a 2-1 win in St. Louis.
As noted, the offense was basically non-existent against longtime Cubs nemesis Adam Wainwright, who threw eight innings of one-hit ball to stifle an offense that has been cooking for weeks.