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ST. LOUIS — Patrick Wisdom homered and Trey Mancini had a tiebreaking RBI single to help the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. Drew Smyly (8-7) allowed just two hits in 4 1/3 effective innings in relief as the Cubs won their season-high seventh straight game. Reliever Adbert Alzolay got the last four outs for his 12th save in 13 opportunities. He retired pinch-hitter Alec Burleson on a fly ball to deep center with a runner on third to end the game as Mike Tauchman reached over the fence to take away a potential game-winning home run. Lars Nootbaar homered twice for St. Louis, which has lost three of five.
