CHICAGO — It took a couple of generous gifts in the ninth inning from the Cubs for the Cardinals to celebrate their Sweet 16th.
The Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning without the ball leaving the infield and ran away with a 4-2 heist Sunday for their 16th consecutive win. Now extending the club record for consecutive wins, the Cardinals also completed their regular-season road schedule with 11 consecutive and closed Wrigley Field for the winter with a four-game sweep.
The confines couldn’t have been friendlier in the top of the ninth.