The game got off to a quick start and the hits just kept coming. The Cardinals scored first in the 1st when Tommy Edman hit a triple to center and scored on a Paul Goldschmidt groundout. The Cubs hit back quickly, scoring two runs off a Nicholas Castellanos double (58) and four walks in a row. A sacrifice fly from Jason Heyward scored Kyle Schwarber put the Cubs up 3-1.
The Cardinals scored again in the 3rd on a Goldschmidt sac fly that drove in pitcher Dakota Hudson, then tacked on the following inning to make it 5-3.