Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in three runs to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the third of a four-game set on Wednesday.
Kris Bryant supplied two hits, an RBI and two runs scored, while Jorge Soler and Starlin Castro each drove in a run for the Cubs, who ended a four-game skid.
Starter Jon Lester (2-2) earned the win after allowing four runs -- one earned -- on seven hits with six strikeouts over seven innings.
Jhonny Peralta homered, Yadier Molina brought in two runs and starter Lance Lynn (1-3) was tagged with the loss after giving up five runs and eight hits over six frames for the Cardinals, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped.
National League Scoreboard
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Washington 7, Miami 5
Arizona 13, Colorado 7 (Game 1)
Arizona 5, Colorado 1 (Game 2)
San Diego 9, San Francisco 1
Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 5
Milwaukee 6, Los Angeles 3
NY Mets 5, Baltimore 1
>>White Sox Blast Detroit
Melky Cabrera hit a game-tying three-run homer and Avisail Garcia added the go-ahead RBI single in a four-run eighth as Chicago rallied past Detroit, 7-6, in the middle test of a three-game series.
Jose Abreu finished with two hits and scored two runs, Micah Johnson added three hits and crossed home twice and Conor Gillaspie posted a solo shot for the White Sox, who have taken the first two in the set after losing five straight.
Zach Putnam (1-1) allowed a run in the eighth inning but earned the win, while David Robertson endured some trouble in the ninth but recorded his fifth save.
Victor Martinez hit a two-run shot and drove in four for the Tigers, who have dropped four of their last six. Rajai Davis finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI while Miguel Cabrera also knocked in a run.
Joba Chamberlain (0-1) took the loss and a blown save, charged with four runs on six hits while recording two outs in the deciding frame.
American League Scoreboard
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Toronto 5, New York 1
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
Minnesota 13, Oakland 0
Texas 11, Houston 3
Cleveland 10, Kansas City 3
LA Angels of Anaheim 4, Seattle 3
