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ST. LOUIS – The deciding run in the Cubs’ 8-7 loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday came on a defensive miscue from center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, which has been a rarity this season.
With one out in the fourth, Crow-Armstrong caught Alec Burleson’s long fly ball a step before the wall in center field. But he’d lost track of the number of outs.
He nonchalantly spun and bounced off the wall as if the inning was over.
Masyn Winn, the Cardinals’ baserunner on second, tagged up. He was starting to round third by the time Crow-Armstrong realized his mistake and fired home.