The Cardinals had an opportunity to take advantage of the Brewers’ loss to the Rockies on Friday night, widen their division lead and make the final two games of the regular season a little less magnified.
Instead, they ended the night in the same situation that they started it.
A seven-run top of the seventh in which three different Cardinals relievers attempted to curb the Cubs was enough to hand St. Louis an 8-2 loss on Friday night at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals host Chicago this Evening, Adam Wainwright starts.