Hammel nails Cards with hand from Heyward

St. Louis starter Jaime Garcia, making his first start since throwing a one-hit shutout against the Brewers, struck out seven over five innings. The Cardinals' only run came on a rare Molina RBI triple in the second.

Heyward nabs Holliday at home

CHC@STL: Heyward fires to nab Holliday at the plate

Jason Heyward makes the catch in right field and fires a strong throw home to nab Matt Holliday at the plate for a double play

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Pitchers can hit, too: Last season, Cubs manager Joe Maddon often batted the pitcher eighth. He may want to consider moving the pitcher up. The Cubs loaded the bases with one out in the fourth after Jorge Soler walked and Ben Zobrist and Miguel Montero singled. Garcia struck out Addison Russell, but Hammel delivered a two-run single to left. Hammel had four RBIs total in 32 games last season; he already has three in three outings this year, and Chicago pitchers have driven in a Major League-high seven runs.

Hammel's bases-loaded single

CHC@STL: Hammel helps himself with a two-run single

With the bases loaded, Jason Hammel grounds a two-out single to left field, plating two runs to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead

Missed opportunities: A baserunning mistake cost the Cardinals at least one run in the second inning, when Matt Adams was caught stealing ahead of Molina's triple. The Cardinals also were unable to score with runners on second and third and no outs in the fourth and stranded two runners in the seventh and eighth innings. They also left the potential tying run on second base in the ninth, when Cubs closer Hector Rondon struck out pinch-hitter Jedd Gyorko to end it.

Rondon locks down the save

CHC@STL: Rondon fans Gyorko to secure the 2-1 win

With the tying run on second base, Hector Rondon strikes out Jedd Gyorko to record the save as the Cubs win, 2-1

Garcia not sharp: Garcia couldn't come up with a quality start on the heels of his one-hitter. Command was an issue as he walked four, and 59 of his 98 pitches were strikes. Garcia's 15 2/3 scoreless-innings streak was snapped by Hammel's two-run single in the fourth.

REPLAY REVIEW
Cubs pinch-hitter Javier Baez appeared to be hit by a pitch on the left wrist leading off the seventh inning. The Cardinals challenged the call, and after a review, it was overturned. Kevin Siegrist struck out Baez swinging a few pitches later.

Baez fouls off ball after review

CHC@STL: Cards challenge hit batter, call overturned

The Cardinals challenge the ruling that Javier Baez was hit by a pitch in the 7th, and after review, the call is overturned and ruled a foul

WHAT'S NEXT
Cubs: Kyle Hendricks will close the series against the Cardinals on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. CT. Hendricks is coming off a loss to the Rockies, although he did pitch six innings and two of the four runs off him were unearned. Expect to see Tommy La Stella in the lineup.

Cardinals: Carlos Martinez will look to build on a strong last outing, when he gave up three runs over seven innings in a 14-3 win against the Reds. Martinez was 2-0 with a 5.24 ERA in five appearances against the Cubs last season; the Cardinals won all five of those games.

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Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings. You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat and listen to her podcast. Joe Harris is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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Hammel nails Cards with hand from Heyward