Paul Goldschmidt made his 30th home run when St. Louis defeated the Cubs in the first game Game 1 of a double header with the Cubs scored a two-run home run in Chicago on Friday. Huh / Associated Press
CHICAGO – The rising St. Louis Cardinals achieved their 13th straight win on Friday, using homers from Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 in the opening double-headed It’s the longest winning streak for St. Louis since it set a team record of 14 in a row in July 1938. It also got the cards in control of the second NL wildcard, spearheading Philadelphia with 4 1/2 games before Friday.
St. Louis also got a pinch-hit homer from José Rondón, and Tommy Edman ended with three hits. Alex Reyes (10-8) picked up five outs for the win, and Giovanny Gallegos threw a perfect seventh for his 13th save.
RAYS: Tampa Bay rookie Wander Franco was reinstated from the 10-day injured list after He was absent for two weeks with a right hamstring injury.
The AL East-leading Rays, who started a three-game run with Miami on Friday night, secured a postseason spot on Thursday.
INDIANS : Cleveland activated right-hander Shane Bieber from the 60-day injured list for a start against the Chicago White Sox.
Bieber, who won the AL Cy Young Award last season, has been out since June 13 because of a tense right shoulder stopped.
Bieber is 7-4 with a 3.28 ERA in 14 starts. On his return he will likely throw 60 to 65 litters. He did two minor league rehab this month. Bieber went 8-1 with 1.63 ERA in 12 starts during the shortened 2020 season.
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