Cardinals-Cubs: St. Louis' Gruesome Twosome Tramples Past Chicago

The game had some bumps in the road, but every contest can't be dominated. Once again, St. Louis looked towards its offensive leaders, Ryan Ludwick and Albert Pujols (the gruesome twosome), to push past their long time rivals on Friday afternoon. The sluggers delievered. Going a combined 5-for-6 with six RBIs, the Cardinals defeated the Cubs 8-3 as the final scored was tallied. The Redbirds jumped on Chicago's starter Rich Harden early to score the first run of the game after a lead-off double by Skip Schumaker. It was eventually followed up by a Ryan Ludwick sacrifice fly for his first RBI of the game. Ludwick's struggles were as evident as ever since his return over a month ago from his hamstring injury. There were talks swirling his name with possible trade rumors with Oakland A's outfielder Matt Holliday. He finished the day going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and has recorded a hit in nine of his last 10 games coupled with 13 RBIs. Hopefully this recent offens...