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Afternoon Box Score: Cards Return Favor, Rout Cubs in Rubber Game

By Chuck Sudo in News on May 12, 2011 9:30PM

Cardinals 9, Cubs 1

Matt Holliday's solo home run off of Casey Coleman triggered a five-run second inning, Jon Jay drove in three runs and Cards starter Jaime Garcia stymied the Cubs with seven innings of one-run ball as St. Louis takes the rubber game in this three-game series. Jeff Baker had an RBI for the Cubs, who left eight men on base and once again couldn't execute with runners in scoring position