CHICAGO -- On the heels of one of the best individual performances in franchise history, Matt Carpenter connected for another home run at Wrigley Field on Saturday. With it, Carpenter becomes the first Cardinals player in a decade to homer in five consecutive games.
Carpenter, who has hit seven home runs in a five-game span, tied the game at 1 with his third-inning blast off Cubs starter Tyler Chatwood. A day earlier, he had become the second player in Major League history with a three-homer, two-double game.
In between, the Cubs did retire Carpenter on a first-inning flyout to left field.