Lackey loses lead, Cubs lose Central ground

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ST. LOUIS — With a walk-off home run by Randal Grichuk, the Cardinals completed a 4-3, come-from-behind win on Monday to carve into the Cubs’ lead in the National League Central. The victory, which came in front of a sellout crowd at Busch Stadium, pulled the Cardinals to within six games of the Cubs, the closest they’ve been since the second day of May.

Grichuk’s first career walk-off home run came off reliever Adam Warren, who had retired the first five batters he faced to pull the Cubs to within one out of extra innings. It also came a half-inning after Chicago advanced the potential go-ahead run to third with one out, but the runner was erased on a double play that helped Trevor Rosenthal out of a …

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