Yadier Molina doubled home the winning run against All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel to give St. Louis a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
Adam Wainwright pitched seven strong innings for the Cardinals, allowing just one run on six hits, striking out five. TJ McFarland earned the win in relief.
Harrison Bader and Dylan Carlson each hit an RBI double in the seventh to put St. Louis ahead 2-1.
Eric Sogard tied the game in the top of the ninth with an RBI double, then Molina delivered the game winner with an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th.
Paul Goldschmidt extended his season-best hitting streak to 16 games with a double in the first inning. It’s the longest active streak in the majors and the longest by a Cardinals player since Molina’s 16-game run in April 2019.
RHP Miles Mikolas (forearm) is set to make a rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Memphis in Louisville. … RHP Daniel Ponce de Leon (shoulder) is slated to pitch one inning Thursday for Memphis.
LHP Kwang Hyun Kim (5-5, 2.87) will start for St. Louis tonight in the series finale, 5:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:15 on KIRX.
First place Milwaukee leads second place Cincinnati by 6 1/2 games, third place St. Louis is 7 1/2 out, fourth place Cubs are 8 1/2 out.