Cards find wild way end Cubs’ winning streak

CHICAGO — The Cubs were reminded on Saturday that the Cardinals aren’t going to just hand over the Central Division. Brandon Moss and Jedd Gyorko each hit solo homers, Stephen Piscotty scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth, and birthday boy Randal Grichuk sealed the six-run inning and win with a grand slam to lift the Cardinals to an 8-4 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field, snapping Chicago’s winning streak at 11.

Alex Reyes, St. Louis’ top prospect, picked up his first Major League win in relief of the Cardinals’ No. 2 prospect, Luke Weaver. The Cardinals won for the fifth time in the last 13 games, and are in the mix for a National League Wild Card spot; they trail the Cubs by 13 games in the division.

With the game tied at 2 and one out in the St. Louis eighth, Piscotty walked, Matt Carpenter singled and Moss walked to load the bases against rookie Carl Edwards Jr. Yadier Molina then struck out but Piscotty scored on a wild pitch. Jhonny Peralta walked to load the bases again, and Edwards walked Gyorko to force in another run. Joe Smith replaced Edwards, and Grichuk launched his second pitch into the left-field bleachers for his 14th homer.

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MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDThe kid can play: Addison Russell has been one of the main run-producers in the second half. He added to his stats in the second, when he hit his career-high 14th homer, driving in Ben Zobrist, who had doubled. Russell now has 20 RBIs since the All-Star break, most on the team, …

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