Lilly's Arm Helps Cubs Beat Cards

Ted Lilly worked seven solid innings, recorded his 1,000th strikeout and added his second career extra-base hit, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals today. Mike Fontenot hit a three-run homer and had a career-best four RBIs for Chicago, which finished with 12 hits and won for only the third time in nine games.

Kyle Lohse (3-1) faced 10 batters in the fourth and allowed eight runs overall in six-plus innings, entering the game with a 2.36 ERA and exiting at 3.79. Albert Pujols hit his sixth homer for St. Louis and has reached base in all 31 games. Yadier Molina also went deep. Lilly (2-4) hit a season best for innings, allowing three runs and six hits. (More MLB stories.)