CHICAGO — It took three pitches for Monday afternoon's game at Wrigley Field to twist from a close game looking to find its pace to one that could have ripple effects into Tuesday for the Cardinals.
In the fifth inning, the Cubs had a 3-0 lead for pitcher Kyle Hendricks, who has pitched like he's needed even less than that.
On three consecutive pitches from rookie Johan Oviedo, the Cubs widened that to 5-0, and not one of the additional runs was earned.
Javier Baez hit a groundball to third that Matt Carpenter gloved and threw wide to receive a throwing error.