Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals

Bregman breaks out of slump with a HR, 2 doubles as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 7-3

Bregman had sat out Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh after going hitless in his previous three games. Against the Cardinals, he snapped out of an 0-for-12 slump with four hits and scored three runs in a game that was delayed an hour and 46 at the start due to rain.

Nico Hoerner also had four hits, including a two-run homer in the ninth as the Cubs banged out 14 hits in the win.

David Peterson (6-7) worked 5 2/3 innings and earned the win. The 30-year-old left-hander, who was acquired on June 25 from the New York Mets, struck out two and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks.

Matthew Liberatore (5-8) was tagged for three runs on eight hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings.

Chicago has won eight of its last 12 games. Since the All-Star break, the Cardinals are 3-8 and slipped to 6-14 in their last 20 games.

Bregman, who signed a five-year, $175 million contract during the offseason, drove in Seiya Suzuki with a first-inning double.

The Cubs added a run in the second on a single by Miguel Amaya.

José Fermín hit a first-pitch fastball 407 feet into Big Mac Land in the left field upper deck in the second inning. The two-out homer cut Chicago’s advantage to 2-1.

Bregman led off the third with a first-pitch homer to right field, his 11th of the season. Over the last 11 games, Chicago has hit 12 home runs.

The Cubs extended their lead to 5-1 on a two-run single by Hoerner in the fifth inning.

Masyn Winn and Bryan Torres drove in runs for St. Louis in the sixth.

Up next Cubs RHP Colin Rea (7-7, 4.85) will start the second game in the series. The Cardinals have not named a starter.

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