Pinch-hitter Mike Tauchman doubled in Dansby Swanson for the winning run as the Chicago Cubs scored three times in the ninth inning to rally for a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.
With Chicago down 4-2, Cody Bellinger hit a solo homer with one out. After Nico Hoerner singled and stole second with two outs, Swanson followed with an RBI double to tie it.
Tauchman lined St. Louis closer Ryan Helsley‘s 2-2 fastball down the left field line for Chicago’s second straight win.
Helsley (4-4) blew a save for the third time in 36 chances by allowing a season-high three runs.
Paul Goldschmidt hit his 17th homer in the first, then added a single and double. The veteran first baseman has nine hits in his last 20 at bats (.450) over five games.
Bellinger has seven hits in three games since coming back from a broken finger.
St. Louis starter Sonny Gray tossed seven effective innings, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out nine and walking one.
Erick Fedde (7-4, 3.11) makes his first start for the Cardinals on Friday afternoon against the Cubs. 12:25 with the pregame and the first pitch at 1:20 on KIRX.