ST. LOUIS -- A nuisance to Cards starter Lance Lynn all night, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo drove in three runs to support starter Jon Lester and help the Cubs snap a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The Cubs' win halted the Cardinals attempt to collect a ninth consecutive victory, which would have been the team's longest winning streak since 2004.
After stealing come-from-behind wins in the first two games of the series, the Cardinals couldn't catch up after falling into a two-run, first-inning hole. Run-scoring hits by Kris Bryant and Starlin Castro helped Chicago to the early lead. Rizzo later padded the lead with a homer (his fifth of the year) and two-run double. It was his first three-RBI game of the season.
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