Mike Tauchman made the game-saving catch at the center field wall with two outs in the ninth inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Friday for their seventh straight victory.
Cardinals pinch-hitter Alec Burleson lifted the potential two-run homer against Adbert Alzolay, but the leaping Tauchman reached over the wall to catch the ball and end the game.The Cubs recalled Hayden Wesneski from Triple-A Iowa to serve as the opener in a bullpen game. He struck out four batters and allowed one run on two hits in two innings.
Lars Nootbaar hit two homers for the Cardinals, who lost for the sixth time in their last eight games. Bench coach Joe McEwing guided the Cardinals while manager Oliver Marmol served his one-game suspension for Miles Mikolas hitting Ian Happ with a pitch Thursday.
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