CHICAGO A game that was supposed to be all about an invincible pitcher carrying the Cubs to victory instead became about the team powering six baseballs into the stands.
The outcome, though, was just as Cubs fans hoped it would be, a Chicago victory.
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Ace Jake Arrieta and failed to make it out of the sixth inning his worst start since mid-June, but his teammates more than made up for his sub-par outing.
Cubs hitters blasted a half-dozenhome runs, setting Rodney Adams Jerseys a major league postseason single-game record, and the home team beat the Cardinals 8-6in Game 3 of the NLDS to grab a 2-1 series lead.
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Kyle Schwarber hit the first Chicago homer, a solo shot to left-center in the second. That put the Cubs up1-0.
Starlin Castro hit the second one, another solo shot. This one tied the score2-2in the fourth inning.
Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo went back-to-back in the fifth. Both were mashed, Chicago Bears Kids Jersey and when the crowd finally simmered down, the Cubs led5-2.
The nextone was the backbreaker. Jorge Soler continued to torment the Cardinals in this series with a two-run blast off Adam Wainwright. That one gave the Cubs a 7-4 lead, and it was the ninth time in nine plate appearances in this series that Soler had reached basetwo homers, a double, a Eddy Pineiro Jerseys single and five walks.
Dexter Fowler added the finishing touch with a solo shot to right off Jonathan Broxton in the eighth. That gave Chicago an 8-4 lead.