(San Diego, CA) — Jose Martinez went 3-for-3 with two home runs and three RBI to lead the Cardinals to an 8-4 win over the Padres at Petco Park. Harrison Bader added a three-run shot for St. Louis, which has won three in-a-row and five of its last six games. Michael Wacha pitched six innings of four-run ball for his 11th win.
>>Cubs Lose Late To Pirates
(Pittsburgh, PA) — Carl Edwards Jr. gave up a pair of run-scoring singles in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Cubs lost 4-3 to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Ian Happ’s two-run single in the third had put Chicago ahead 3-2. The Cubs still lead the Brewers by three-and-a-half games in the NL Central. They continue their series in Pittsburgh tonight.
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