Goldschmidt homers as Cardinals beat Lester, Cubs 7-3

[ASFN Admin]

Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer off a struggling Jon Lester, and the St. Louis Cardinals gained ground in the NL Central race by beating the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Sunday night. St. Louis pulled within 1 1/2 games of Chicago with its third consecutive win over the division leaders, sweeping a doubleheader on Saturday after the Cubs won 4-1 in the series opener Friday night. Tommy Edman also homered for the Cardinals, who improved to 14-0 when they score at least five runs this season.

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