Cubs Blank Cardinals, Indians Edge White Sox

As a trade deadline addition, Dan Haren was unaware the Cubs had struggled in St. Louis. In the end, it was probably better he didn't know about Chicago's sorry 1-6 record at Busch Stadium.

"I didn't know we had struggled here," Haren said after working seven innings in a 9-0 victory over the Cardinals on Monday. "Everyone has struggled against the Cardinals this year; they're the best team record-wise."

The NL Central-leading Cardinals maintained a 5 1/2-game lead over Pittsburgh, which lost 3-1 to Cincinnati. The Cubs are 7 1/2 games back. Dexter Fowler had a leadoff home run and two-run double in the first two innings.

Fowler matched his season best for RBI and became the Cubs' first switch-hitter to score 90 runs since Brian McRae scored 111 in 1996.

Addison Russell's three-run homer capped a five-run third that made it 8-0. The Cubs have won four in a row and got an 11-game trip off to a rocking start.

Haren (9-9) had five strikeouts and two walks. He also contributed a single and sacrifice fly.

Lance Lynn (11-9) surrendered six runs in 2 1/3 innings on nine days' rest after getting extra time to recover from a sprained ankle in his last start. The ankle wasn't the issue.

Indians 3, White Sox 2

Ryan Raburn loves hitting at U.S. Cellular Field. Just don't ask him to explain why. Raburn hit a pair of solo home runs off Chris Sale, Trevor Bauer pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the White Sox 3-2 Monday, ending Chicago's four-game winning streak.

Raburn has eight multihomer games in his career, four of them against the White Sox. He is 10 for 33 with four home runs lifetime versus Sale (12-8).

Sale (12-8) struck out eight in seven innings. The lefty ace has fanned 247 this year, nearing the single-season team record of 269 set by Ed Walsh in 1908.

Monday, September 7 Scoreboard

New York Yankees 8, Baltimore 6

New York Mets 8, Washington 5

Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 4

Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1

Milwaukee 9, Miami 1

Boston 11, Toronto 4

Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis 0

Oakland 10, Houston 9

Colorado 6, San Diego 4

Arizona 6, San Francisco 1

Texas 3, Seattle 0

Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 2

Minnesota 6, Kansas City 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Los Angeles Angels 5

Tuesday, September 8 Schedule (All Times Central)

Baltimore at New York, 6:05 p.m.

New York at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:08 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Los Angelesat Los Angeles, 9:00 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 9:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.