Cards Win Again, Cubs Don't

ST LOUIS--Lance Lynn returned to form and Matt Holliday returned to the lineup for the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

Matt Carpenter simply kept doing what he's been doing.

The result was a 10-2 rout of the Cincinnati Reds that completed a three-game sweep and improved St. Louis' major league best record to 96-56. The Cardinals remained four game in front of second place Pittsburgh in the NL Central.

Carpenter hit a pair of two-run homers, Lynn (12-10) pitched six scoreless innings and Holliday had a RBI double in his first start since July 29 during a game when virtually everything went right for the Cardinals.

TONIGHT--Milwaukee at CARDINALS, 6:15pm

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CHICAGO--The Chicago Cubs' offense may have disappeared for one night, but considering the postseason aspirations his team has, manager Joe Maddon isn't overly concerned.

Zach Davies allowed two hits over six innings and Martin Maldonado drove in two runs to lead Milwaukee to a 4-1 win over Chicago on Wednesday night, snapping the Brewers' nine-game losing streak to the Cubs.

Jorge Soler homered for the Cubs, who lost for the second time in nine games and finished with three hits.

TODAY--Day off for CUBS

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Pittsburgh 13, Colorado 7 to keep pace with the Cardinals and move three games ahead of Chicago while heading to Wrigley Field for the weekend