ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Colin Rea pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Chicago Cubs amassed 17 hits in a 10-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium III.

The Cubs jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the first inning on Ian Happ’s double. They added five more in the second, fueled by Seiya Suzuki’s RBI double and a two-run single from Nico Hoerner. Chicago later added single runs in the fifth, eighth and ninth. St. Louis scored its runs on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and a ground-rule double by Masyn Winn in the ninth.

Rea (8-7) allowed four hits, struck out two and walked none over six innings. Justin Bruihl pitched two scoreless innings for St. Louis. Michael McGreevy (4-9) took the loss after allowing seven runs in 1 2/3 innings.

Happ finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Suzuki went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Pedro Ramirez was 3-for-5 with an RBI. The Cubs improved to 61-46, while the Cardinals fell to 53-54. Attendance was 29,097. The game lasted 2 hours, 59 minutes.