CHICAGO — Yohel Pozo pinch-hit a three-run homer to cap St. Louis’ five-run eight-inning rally, and the Cardinals came back to top the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Saturday, ending a four-game slide.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs play the second game of their 3-game series Saturday at Wrigley Field.

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In town for a big NASCAR race, Alvin Kamara threw out the first and second pitches for Saturday's Chicago Cubs game after asking for a do-over.

Bad first pitches tend to go viral; however, Alvin Kamara brought the heat with his first pitch before the Chicago Cubs took the field.

Saints RB Alvin Kamara threw the first pitch ahead of Saturday's Cardinals-Cubs game, and it was so bad that he got a rare do-over.

Matt Shaw’s deep sacrifice fly to center scored Nico Hoerner from third in the 10th inning, giving the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians

Rookie Matt Shaw’s deep sacrifice fly to centre scored Nico Hoerner from third in the 10th inning, giving Chicago a win over Cleveland.

Cubs rookie Matt Shaw was standing by the third-base line, illuminated by the TV camera’s light, spitting out water from the cooler his teammates had just dumped on him. He had delivered the walk-off RBI in the 10th inning of the Cubs’ 1-0 victory Thursday against the Guardians that completed a three-game sweep.