The Cubs and Cardinals wrapped up their series at a hot and sunny Busch Stadium Thursday afternoon. Chicago got their ace back and earned a second consecutive shutout to victory to split the four-game set.
Michael Busch got the North Siders on the scoreboard with a line-drive solo home run off of Andre Pallante in the 2nd. The Cards starter then issued a bases loaded walk to Ian Happ to give the road team a 2-0 lead in the 4th.
Shu014dta Imanaga returned to the Cubs’ rotation after missing nearly two months and did not miss a beat.