There's no love between these teams, and both were issued a warning by home plate umpire Pat Hoberg after Garcia hit Kris Bryant with a pitch with two outs in the fifth. Moss, who hit his 16th homer with one out in the second, was plunked by Lackey with two outs in the Cardinals' half of the fifth. Both sides behaved after that.
Trevor Rosenthal, who had given up four runs in his last two outings, pitched around two hits in the ninth for his 13th save, but not without some help from Yadier Molina. The Cardinals catcher cut down rookie Albert Almora Jr. attempting to steal third base with one out in the ninth. Chicago still leads the season series, 4-3, and has an 11 1/2-game lead over St. Louis in the National League Central standings.
Molina nails Almora Jr. at third
STL@CHC: Molina catches Almora Jr. stealing third
Yadier Molina collects the ball behind the dish and fires a strike to third base to catch Albert Almora Jr. stealing in the 9th
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MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Key addition: Lackey needed 28 pitches to get through the first and 29 in the second. Peralta then launched Lackey's first pitch of the third into the left-field bleachers for his second home run to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead. It quickly turned out to be significant when the Cubs plated two in the bottom half of the inning. It was also the last run Lackey and the Cubs allowed.
Peralta's solo homer
STL@CHC: Peralta hammers a solo home run to left
Jhonny Peralta hits a solo home run into the left-field seats to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead in the top of the 3rd inning
Stepping up: Ben Zobrist, subbing as the leadoff man with Dexter Fowler injured, singled to lead off the Cubs third and scored one out later on Bryant's double. Bryant moved up on a wild pitch, and then he tallied on Contreras' single. That was Contreras' third big league at-bat. He hit a pinch-hit home run on the first pitch he saw in the Majors on Sunday night.
Contreras' RBI single
STL@CHC: Contreras smacks an RBI single up the middle
Willson Contreras grounds an RBI single up the middle to score Kris Bryant and bring the Cubs within a run in the bottom of the 3rd inning
Nice slide: The Cardinals preserved their 3-2 lead in the sixth on a nice catch by right fielder Stephen Piscotty. Javier Baez took off running as Garcia's pitch was on its way. Almora lofted a sinking fly ball that would've landed fair inside the foul line, but Piscotty raced over and made a sliding grab to end the inning.
Piscotty's sliding grab
STL@CHC: Piscotty robs Almora Jr. with sliding catch
Stephen Piscotty slides along the right-field line to make a nice catch on Albert Almora Jr.'s blooper, ending the 6th inning
Kid stuff: Contreras, the Cubs' No. 2 prospect per MLBPipeline.com, showed off his throwing ability in the ninth. With one out, Matt Carpenter walked and tried to steal against Justin Grimm. Contreras fired a perfect strike to second to get Carpenter. The Cubs' plan is to have Contreras start at least two games a week.
Contreras nabs Carpenter
STL@CHC: Contreras catches Carpenter stealing
Willson Contreras unleashes a strike to second base in time to catch Matt Carpenter stealing in the top of the 9th inning
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The Cubs' position players in the starting lineup were all under 26 years of age, with the exception of Zobrist, 35. Said manager Joe Maddon: "I should've played [Matt] Szczur and kept Zo out of it."
REPLAY REVIEW
With one out in the first, Aledmys Diaz was called out at first base on a long throw by shortstop Addison Russell after a ground ball hit to the hole between shortstop and third. The Cardinals challenged the ruling, and after a review, the call was overturned and Diaz was safe.
Diaz's infield single
STL@CHC: Diaz ruled safe at first after challenge
Aledmys Diaz is called out on a close play at first base but the Cardinals challenge the call, and it is overturned and Diaz is ruled safe
With two outs in the ninth, Diaz was called out at home after a 7-6-2 relay. The Cardinals challenged the call, and after a review, the call was upheld.
Cubs get Diaz at home
STL@CHC: Bryant, Russell get Diaz at the plate
Kris Bryant and Addison Russell combine to get Aledmys Diaz at home in the 9th, and after the Cardinals challenge, the call is confirmed
WHAT'S NEXT
Cardinals: Adam Wainwright will start on Tuesday in the second game of this series against the Cubs. Wainwright hasn't allowed a run in his past 12 innings and is 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA in his last six starts. He is 9-1 with a 3.33 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 20 career starts at Wrigley Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CT.
Cubs: Jason Hammel will start on Tuesday. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA in three starts against the Cardinals since September 2015. He ranks ninth in the big leagues with a 2.26 ERA.
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Brian Hedger is a contributor to MLB.com based in Chicago and covered the Cardinals on Monday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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