Kyle Hendricks took the loss, and he was lifted after 5 1/3 innings to end the Cubs' starting pitchers' season-long streak of going at least six innings. Chicago starters had gone at least six frames in each of the first 14 games, the first time that had happened since 1910.
Rain interrupted play prior to the bottom of the seventh inning, and the game resumed after a delay of three hours and 21 minutes.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Robbing Rizzo: Cardinals center fielder Randal Grichuk made a leaping catch over the left-center-field wall in the first inning to prevent Rizzo from putting the Cubs on top with what would have been a two-run homer. The catch loomed large after the Cubs scored two runs in the eighth inning, cutting the Cardinals' lead to one run at the time.
Grichuk's fine leaping catch
CHC@STL: Grichuk jumps to make great catch at wall
Randal Grichuk goes back to the warning track and leaps to make an impressive catch on a ball hit by Anthony Rizzo
No-doubter: Rizzo made sure nobody could catch the ball he hit leading off the fourth inning. He launched the first pitch from Martinez, a 94-mph fastball, to right field, and, according to Statcast™, it was the hardest-hit home run ever by Rizzo, registering a 111.3-mph exit velocity. His previous high was 110.8 mph on Sept. 4, 2015. Rizzo added an RBI single in the eighth.
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.
Worth the wait: Cards hold off Cubs after delay
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