Cubs' 11-game win streak ends, Grichuk slam propels Cards

St. Louis Cardinals' Randal Grichuk, right, is greeted by Jedd Gyorko (3) after hitting a grand slam against the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Chicago.
St. Louis Cardinals' Randal Grichuk, right, is greeted by Jedd Gyorko (3) after hitting a grand slam against the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Chicago.

CHICAGO (AP) - Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam that capped a six-run burst in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped the Cubs' 11-game winning streak, beating Chicago 8-4 Saturday.

After a run-scoring wild pitch and a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the eighth put the Cardinals ahead 4-2, Grichuk connected.

Brandon Moss and Jedd Gyorko also homered for St. Louis.

Addison Russell hit his 14th homer for the NL Central-leading Cubs.

Alex Reyes (1-0) pitched three scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

St. Louis starter Luke Weaver gave up two runs on four hits in his major league debut. The 22-year-old was lifted for a pinch hitter after four innings and 85 pitches.

Carl Edwards Jr. (0-1) allowed five runs while getting only two outs.

Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks struck out 12, matching a career best, in seven innings. He gave up five hits, including two homers. His ERA rose slightly from 2.17 to 2.19.

It was 2-all in the eighth when the Cardinals loaded the bases with one out. Edwards Jr. struck out Molina with a breaking pitch in the dirt and the ball bounced off the chest of catcher Willson Contreras and rolled toward the third-base dugout, allowing Stephen Piscotty to score.

Edwards then walked the next two batters to force in another run. Joe Smith relieved and Grichuk hit his slam.

The Cubs added a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth.

Weaver retired the Cubs in order in the first inning. Ben Zobrist led off the second with a double and Russell homered. Weaver limited the damage, getting Kris Bryant to ground out with the bases loaded to end the inning.

La STELLA UPDATE

The Cubs are awaiting a decision from INF Tommy La Stella, who was put on the inactive list earlier this week after failing to report to Triple-A Iowa following a demotion last month. La Stella returned to his home in New Jersey.

"I'm still very optimistic about him coming back, but nothing has really abruptly changed right now," manager Joe Maddon said. "I think he was very clear how he felt. I think we were very clear back to him how we felt."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cardinals: OF Matt Holiday (broken right thumb) was placed 15-day disabled on Saturday to make room for Weaver on the roster.

Cubs: PHP Pedro Strop, who had an arthroscopic procedure to repair a meniscus tear in his left knee on Thursday, was back in the clubhouse on Saturday walking on crutches. He's expected to be sidelined four to six weeks.

UP NEXT

Cubs RHP John Lackey (9-7, 3.56 ERA) pitches the finale on Sunday. Lackey, who jumped from the Cardinals to the Cubs in the offseason, is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA against St. Louis this season. RHP Mike Leake (8-9, 4.79) goes for the Cardinals.

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