Alec Burleson and Brendan Donovan each hit two-run homers in the fifth inning, Matthew Liberatore pitched seven strong innings, and the St.

In analyzing his team’s offense prior to the first meeting of the season against the rival Cubs, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said his squad had learned to make up for their lack of home runs with a hitting approach more focused around singles and doubles.

While the Cubs have cruised to the division lead, the Cardinals have been a remarkable surprise and sit 4 1/2 games back.