Grichuk's slam helps Cards end Cubs' streak

With the game tied at 2 and one out in the St. Louis eighth, Piscotty walked, Matt Carpenter singled and Moss walked to load the bases against rookie Carl Edwards Jr. Yadier Molina then struck out but Piscotty scored on a wild pitch. Jhonny Peralta walked to load the bases again, and Edwards walked Gyorko to force in another run. Joe Smith replaced Edwards, and Grichuk launched his second pitch into the left-field bleachers for his 14th homer.

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Grichuk's grand slam

STL@CHC: Grichuk belts first career grand slam in 8th

Randal Grichuk drives his first career grand slam to left-center field to put the Cardinals ahead 8-2 in the top of the 8th inning

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
The kid can play: Addison Russell has been one of the main run-producers in the second half. He added to his stats in the second, when he hit his career-high 14th homer, driving in Ben Zobrist, who had doubled. Russell now has 20 RBIs since the All-Star break, most on the team, and 71 for the season. Team RBI leader Anthony Rizzo is second in second-half RBIs with 19.

A striking start: Weaver opened his Major League debut with a 94-mph strike to Dexter Fowler, and then notched his first career strikeout by freezing Fowler on a 1-2 sinker. Weaver, who struck out two in a clean first inning, also ended his four-inning appearance with a strikeout, his third of the day.

Weaver's first career strikeout

STL@CHC: Weaver fans Fowler to notch career K No. 1

Luke Weaver gets Dexter Fowler looking to tally his first Major League strikeout

Start me up: Chicago's Kyle Hendricks, who began the day ranked second in the National League in home ERA, matched his career high with 12 strikeouts but did not get a decision. He had given up two homers in 12 games (11 starts) at Wrigley Field but served up a pair of solo homers to Moss and Gyorko on Saturday. Hendricks, lifted after throwing 100 pitches over seven innings, now has a 1.31 ERA at home, giving up 12 earned runs over 82 1/3 innings.

Hendricks' 10th strikeout

STL@CHC: Hendricks fans Carpenter to notch 10th K

Kyle Hendricks strikes out Matt Carpenter swinging, tallying his 10th strikeout of the game vs. the Cardinals

Helped by the homer: Ten of the 13 runs the Cardinals have scored in this series have come via the long ball. On Saturday, the club used solo shots by Moss in the sixth and Gyorko in the seventh to pull even against Hendricks. Grichuk then celebrated his 25th birthday with his first career grand slam to help put away the game in the eighth. Gyorko leads all MLB players with 10 homers since July 18, while Moss became the first Cardinals position player to reach the 20-homer plateau this season. Grichuk has homered twice since being recalled from Triple-A on Thursday.

Gyorko's game-tying solo homer

STL@CHC: Gyorko lifts a game-tying solo homer to left

Jedd Gyorko connects and drives a solo home run to left field, tying the game at 2 in the top of the 7th inning

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Grichuk's grand slam was the first by a Cardinal at Wrigley Field since since Adam Kennedy connected for one in 2008. Grichuk also joined Colby Rasmus as the only players in franchise history to hit a grand slam on their birthday.

WHAT'S NEXT
Cardinals: Mike Leake draws the start in Sunday's ESPN-televised series finale against the Cubs at 7:08 p.m. CT at Wrigley Field. Leake has allowed 22 runs over his last 22 innings, but he is 9-3 with a 3.18 ERA in 20 career starts against Chicago.

Cubs: John Lackey will face his former team on Sunday in the series finale at Wrigley Field. Lackey is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA in three starts against the Cardinals. He has 17 quality starts, and holding teams to a .219 batting average against. First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. CT on ESPN.

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Grichuk's slam helps Cards end Cubs' streak