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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sport
Lynn Worthy

Cardinals get homers from Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong and extend win streak to six games

Jordan Walker Cardinals Steven Matz Paul DeJong Cardinal Marcus Stroman Willson Contreras Cubs Tyler ONeill Chicago

CHICAGO — The Cardinals continued their red-hot start coming out of the All-Star break behind a strong outing from left-hander Steven Matz, and closed the gap between them and their rivals the Chicago Cubs in the process.

Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong smashed home runs as part of a 10-hit attack that saw the Cardinals oust Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman before the end of the fourth inning on their way to a 7-2 win in the first game of a four-game set at Wrigley Field on Thursday night.

The Cardinals (44-53) extended their win streak to six in a row and 9 of their last 11 games as they’ve pulled to within 1 ½ games of the Cubs (45-51) for third place in the NL Central Division.

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