On the first two pitches of the ninth inning Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong homered off Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel to tie the game and then take the game, 9-8, on Saturday at the suddenly Friendlier Confines. All weekend the Cubs have thrown everything they have at the first-place Cardinals, from the theatrical returns from injuries by All-Stars Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez to a $43-million closer to nine different pitchers in one game. There was a costly balk, two pinch-hit homers, and even a dancing Ben Zobrist from the Cubs on Saturday, and the Cardinals have been undaunted.
Cards inch closer to crown with ninth-inning back-to-back homers
