Cards crack Lester before rain slows everything

St. Louis Cardinals' Tommy Pham hits a two-run home run in the third inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.comCards chat: Read the Derrick Goold Q-&-ACHICAGO • The Cardinals and Cubs played in increasingly ugly weather for half of an inning before home plate umpire Ted Barrett relented and called for the tarp.

The game is now in delay with the Cardinals lead, 2-0, through 7 1/2.

It was a half of inning the teams didn't need to play, but now that they have it's not quite clear how long the umpires will wait for the game to restart. They can, technically, call…