Cardinals Blank Indians, Cubs Lose Fifth Straight

ST. LOUIS -- John Gant stepped into the rotation for the St. Louis Cardinals and proved his worth with a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Busch Stadium Monday.

Gant went seven innings, allowing only one hit on a team that has been hot lately. The lone hit was a single by Yan Gomes in the second inning. He finished with five walks.

The victory snapped Cleveland's seven-game winning streak and secured the Cardinals' 10,000th victory as a member of the National League.

Gant will continue to serve as Wacha's replacement. GM Michael Girsch said the Cardinals will be without Wacha at least through the All-Star break.

Marcell Ozuna banged out a double that drove in two runs in the third. Kolten Wong added a sixth-inning RBI double.

Dodgers 2, Cubs 1

LOS ANGELES -- Duane Underwood made his Major League debut for Chicago but the Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1.

Underwood gave up two hits which included a leadoff home run in the second inning by Kike Hernandez. He went four innings. The rookie struck out the first batter he faced before issuing a walk, a single and another walk to load the bases. But he got out of the frame on a fly ball out.

Dodgers' Kenta Maeda struck out nine Cubs in a seven inning stint. It was the Cubs fifth straight loss.

Monday, June 25 Scoreboard

St. Louis 4, Cleveland 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Chicago Cubs 1

Oakland 5, Detroit 4

Seattle 5, Baltimore 3

Kansas City 2, Los Angeles Angels 0

New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia 2

Miami 9, Arizona 5

Pittsburgh 6, New York Mets 4

Tampa Bay 11, Washington 0

Texas 7, San Diego 4

Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 4 (F/11)

Toronto 6, Houston 3

Tuesday, June 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Washington at Tampa Bay, 11:10 a.m.

New York Yankees at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Arizona at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

San Diego at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7;10 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

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

Cleveland at St. Louis, 7;15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.