ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong had four hits including a homer, Ben Brown allowed three hits in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday night.
Crow-Armstrong hit his seventh homer of the season in the eighth, also doubled and scored twice, driven in both times by Michael Busch. Nico Hoerner hit an RBI single in the sixth inning, Ian Happ scored on a wild pitch in the eighth and the Cubs finished with 12 hits while winning for the third time in four games.
Ryan Fernandez (1-1) gave up two unearned runs and walked two after replacing starter Kyle Leahy.
He threw a wild pitch to Alex Bregman in the fourth, advancing Busch to second. With one out in the sixth, his throwing error allowed Miguel Amaya to reach and he walked Dansby Swanson in the following at-bat before being pulled for Justin Bruihl. Bruihl hit Crow-Armstrong with a pitch to load the bases before Hoerner singled for one run and Busch's sacrifice fly made it 3-1.
Alec Burleson hit an RBI single in the third inning for the Cardinals to score first. He had another hit in the ninth, but runner Iván Herrera was out at third on the throw from outfielder Seiya Suzuki, and Crow-Armstrong made a diving catch for the final out in left center field.
LHP Jordan Wicks (0-1, 16.62 ERA) will make his second start this season for the Cubs in the series finale. LHP Matthew Liberatore (2-3, 4.76) will start on the mound for the Cardinals.
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Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong points skyward as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, May 30, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 22 points and the Portland Fire held Indiana's Caitlin Clark to six points in a 100-84 victory over the Fever on Saturday night.
Carla Leite had 18 points and 12 assists, while Emily Engstler had 16 points and 10 rebounds, the first double-doubles for the expansion Fire. Portland has won four of its last five games.
Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 18 points and seven rebounds. Clark played for 22 minutes, going 1 for 7 from the field with two rebounds, six assists. She got into foul trouble, collecting her fourth in the third quarter, and finished with five.
The Fever were coming off a 90-88 loss at the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday night.
The Fire jumped out to a 29-15 lead after the first quarter after a layup from Gustafson, who led all players with eight points in the quarter.
Portland's dominance continued in the second quarter, with Sarah Ashlee Barker's 3-pointer putting the Fire up 44-26 with four minutes to go before the half.
After leading 50-37 at the break. the Fire stretched the lead to 25 points in the third quarter. Barker capped the period with another 3-pointer that put the crowd at the Moda Center on its feet.
With the Fire up 98-79 in the fourth quarter, coach Alex Sarama sat most of his starters.
Clark did not play in the Fever's May 21 game against the Fire in Indianapolis because of a back issue. The Fever disclosed her injury less than two hours before tipoff, prompting a warning from the WNBA the next day for not reporting the injury sooner. The Fever beat Portland 90-73 without Clark.
The game was a sellout with 19,347 at the Moda Center.
Fever: Host Atlantaon Thursday night.
Fire: At Golden State on Tuesday night.
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Fans fill Moda Center during a WNBA basketball game between the Portland Fire and the Indiana Fever in Portland, Or., Saturday May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Anne M. Peterson)
