The moment Ben Zobrist told reporters that the Chicago Cubs intended to clinch the NL Central division at Busch Stadium it was over for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs are still a win or Milwaukee Brewers loss away from clinching consecutive division titles, but on Monday Joe Maddon’s club made a statement, giving the Cardinals a 10-2 drubbing.
With the loss, the Cardinals have been eliminated from the central division race.
The Cubs jumped all over young right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver in the first inning, scoring four runs with two outs. Addison Russell had a bases-loaded clearing double and then he came around to score on a Jason Heyward double. There were more fireworks to come.
Kris Bryant hit his 29th dinger of the season and fireworks went off at Busch Stadium. Wrigley South?
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THEY SET OFF FIREWORKS AFTER KRIS BRYANT HIT A HOME RUN
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 pic.twitter.com/AtrpgDWK6M— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) September 26, 2017
Jon Lester pitched six innings and only gave up one run. A big start for him, as the veteran lefty has struggled for the majority of the second half. Anyway, it was a drama-free night as Javier Baez put this one away in the third.
RIP @Cardinals pic.twitter.com/3UjZPcUqDv
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) September 26, 2017
Tommy La Stella and Jon Jay added RBI-singles in the eighth to add icing on the cake.
The 10-2 win continued the Cubs dominance over the Cardinals, as Chicago improved to 31-18 against St. Louis since July 2015.
But hey, at least Cardinals fans have Nacho Man.
Cardinals fans have nothing left. They've resorted to taking pictures with Nacho Man. pic.twitter.com/YU07UxhX3m
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) September 26, 2017
