CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago Cubs overcame a three-run deficit in the sixth inning and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field before 38,322 fans in 2:41.

The Cubs took an early lead in the first on Alex Bregman’s RBI double and a sacrifice fly by Nico Hoerner. St. Louis answered in the sixth when Jordan Walker launched a three-run homer to left-center, his 20th of the season, putting the Cardinals up 3-2. The Cubs erupted for four runs in the bottom half, highlighted by Hoerner’s run-scoring single and a two-run sacrifice fly by Pedro Ramírez that scored Hoerner and Dansby Swanson aided by a throwing error.

Walker cut the lead to 6-4 with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, but Cubs reliever Jacob Webb pitched two scoreless innings to earn his third save. Cubs starter Javier Assad allowed two hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Drew Pomeranz (1-3) got the win despite allowing a run in the ninth. Matthew Liberatore (4-6) took the loss.

The victory lifted Chicago to 50-40, while St. Louis fell to 47-40. The Cubs salvaged the finale after losing the first two games of the series by a combined 20-1.