Cubs Clinch Home-Field Advantage With Blowout Win Over Cardinals
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Seiya Suzuki hit a grand slam during a seven-run seventh inning, Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first Cub with a 30-30-30 season and Chicago routed the St. Louis Cardinals 12-1 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Crow-Armstrong’s two-run homer in the fourth was his 30th, joining 30 doubles and steals. Michael Busch also homered for the playoff-bound Cubs, who reduced their magic number to one for securing home-field advantage in their opening-round series against San Diego. Winning pitcher Colin Rea allowed two hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Miles Mikolas took the loss for St. Louis. The game drew 35,611 fans.