Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson each drove in four runs, helping the visiting St. Louis Cardinals set season highs in both runs and hits during a 17-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
Winn had an RBI single and joined Nathan Church in belting a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who banged out 17 hits. Their previous highs in both runs and hits (16) in a game this season came during their 12-10 victory over the Kansas City Royals on June 21.
Burleson ripped a two-run single in both the fourth and fifth innings and Ivan Herrera did the same in the sixth for St. Louis, which has won four of its last five games.
Nelson Velazquez also drove in two runs and Bryan Torres launched a solo homer for St. Louis, which emphatically ended the five-game winning streak of Chicago.
The high-octane offense was more than enough for Andre Pallante (10-5), who scattered five hits in 5 2/3 innings to rebound from his worst start of the season. He saw his five-game winning streak halted last Saturday after yielding five runs on 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings in a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins.
Alex Bregman had an RBI double in the seventh for the Cubs, who erupted for 23 runs in a win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
David Peterson (4-7) retired the first two batters he faced in the second before running into trouble. Jose Fermin doubled and Blaze Jordan reached after his line drive caromed off Peterson for an infield single.
Peterson remained in the game, however Church made him pay, capping an eight-pitch at-bat by depositing a curveball over the wall in right field to stake St. Louis to a 3-0 lead. The homer was Church’s eighth of the season and third in his last four games.
The Cardinals tacked on three more runs in the third, courtesy of a sacrifice fly by Velazquez, an RBI single by Winn and an RBI double from Fermin.
St. Louis chased Peterson in the fourth after Burleson’s two-run single to right field boosted the lead to 8-0. Bryse Wilson relieved Peterson and saw Winn send his 0-2 curveball well over the wall in left field for his fourth homer of the season.
That officially closed the book on Peterson, who permitted 10 runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.
