The Cardinals bullpen allowed only three hits in 8 2/3 innings. Louis, allowing one run in three innings. Mike Mayers (1-0) earned the win in relief for St. Then, I saw it bounce and I was like, 'Oh, my gosh.' Words can't even explain it." "I said to myself, 'If you catch this, I'm going to cry,'" Fowler said. Fowler then lifted a 2-2 pitch down the right-field line and just over the glove of Chicago outfielder Jason Heyward. Louis to 4-1 on the season against the rival Cubs, a year after Chicago won 14 of the 19 games between the two.Īfter Chicago took a 3-2 lead on Baez's solo shot in the top of the 14th, Luke Farrell (1-2) struck out the first two Cardinals batters he faced before allowing an infield single to Harrison Bader. The victory was the Cardinals' fifth straight, matching their season-best winning streak. "It's always something special if you do it against them," Fowler said.
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That is, until Fowler reminded his old teammates of the excitement they've been missing since he departed Chicago following its World Series championship in favor of a four-year contract in St.
Louis to a 4-3 victory over Chicago, doing so in a twice rain-delayed game that appeared to be all but finished when Javier Baez put the Cubs up by a run with his solo home run in the top of the 14th. Louis Cardinals outfielder was up to his old theatrics early Monday morning, putting the finishing touch on a Cardinals sweep of the Cubs with a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the 14th inning.įowler's game winner lifted St. Dexter Fowler had a flair for the dramatics during his two seasons with the Chicago Cubs, from game-winning home runs early in his first year at Colorado to the leadoff blast in Game 7 of the World Series in 2016.