Cardinals use late rally to roar past Cubs 5-4

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Lars Nootbaar lofted a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning for the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, who overcame a three-run deficit to edge the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.

The Cardinals, who dropped the first two games of the four-game series, improved to 7-8 since the All-Star Break. The Cubs had their three-game winning streak snapped.

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