St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Match Player Stats On Jun 04, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 4, 2017

CHICAGO -- Ian Happ hit two home runs and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 7-6 win of the St. Louis Cardinals to complete a three-game sweep on Sunday night.

Pinch hitter Jon Jay drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning for the Cubs. Chicago (28-27) improved to 17-11 at Wrigley Field and climbed above .500 for the first time since May 28.

Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run home run to lead the Cardinals' offense. St. Louis (26-28) took its eighth loss in the past 11 games.

Cubs right-hander Pedro Strop (2-2) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the victory.

Cardinals right-hander Matt Bowman (1-2) drew the loss out of the bullpen.

Right-hander Koji Uehara picked up his second save with a scoreless ninth.

Jay broke a 6-6 tie with a line drive to left-center field that scored Anthony Rizzo from second base.

The hit spoiled a comeback bid for St. Louis, which scored twice in the sixth to tie the game. Paul DeJong and Aledmys Diaz each drove in a run during the frame.

Chicago opened the scoring on a solo home run by Happ in the third. The rookie hooked a towering fly ball just inside the right field foul pole.

The Cardinals turned to the long ball to pull ahead in the fourth. After Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter drew walks, Piscotty launched a three-run home run into the left field bleachers.

DeJong drove in Jedd Gyorko with a single later in the inning to increase St. Louis' lead to 4-1.

The advantage vanished in a hurry as the Cubs scored five runs in the fourth to regain a 6-4 lead. Miguel Montero and Addison Russell started the comeback when they scored on a pinch-hit single by Albert Almora that rolled underneath Piscotty's glove in right field for a two-base error.

Two batters later, Happ pulled a three-run blast for his second home run of the game and fourth of the season. The rookie received a curtain call for his first career multi-homer game.

NOTES: The Cubs held a moment of silence before the game to honor former big league player, coach and broadcaster Jimmy Piersall, who died Saturday at age 87. ... Cardinals 3B Jedd Gyorko was activated from the paternity list and went 1-for-4. Gyorko and his wife welcomed a daughter on Tuesday. The couple also has 3-year-old twin boys. ... Cubs SS Addison Russell returned to the starting lineup and 2B/SS Javier Baez came in off the bench as manager Joe Maddon continues to rotate playing time for the duo. ... The Cardinals optioned OF Magneuris Sierra to Double-A Springfield. Sierra has hit safely in all eight games he has played in the majors. ... Cardinals 2B Kolten Wong is slated to begin a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment this week. He has been on the disabled list since May 27 with a left elbow strain.