Cubs blank Cardinals to complete sweep, clinch top NL wild card
CHICAGO (Interstat) — Seiya Suzuki homered for the fourth consecutive game and the playoff-bound Chicago Cubs completed a three-game series sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-0 victory Sunday to close the regular season. Javier Assad pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings for the win and Jordan Wicks earned a three-inning save. Suzuki’s solo homer in the fifth opened the scoring, and Moises Ballesteros added an RBI single in the seventh. The Cubs (92-70), who finished as the top NL wild card, will host San Diego in the first round of the playoffs starting Tuesday. The Cardinals finished their season 78-84.