CHICAGO — The wind at Wrigley Field is ironing the U.S. flag straight toward the lake, gusting strongly and firm out toward center field, except when it's gusting even hard toward left field.
Into that jet stream, Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt lifted a ball that cleared the bleachers and Wrigley Field and landed on the opposite side of Waveland, the street that runs along the left-field wall. The ball came down near the intersection of Waveland and Kenmore, where Wrigley meets the 'ville in Wrigleyville.
Goldschmidt's mammoth three-run blast moved the Cardinals toward a 5-3 lead and was part of their gush against Cubs starter Jon Lester.