HENDRICKS LEADS CUBS OVER CARDS

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Chicago Cubs righthander Kyle Hendricks was solid Monday on the mound leading his team to a 5-1 win over the St Louis Cardinals in the final game of their five game series at Wrigley Field. The veteran kept the Cardinal hitters off balance all day allowing only 1 run on 7 hits and 4 strikeouts to pick up his fifth win of the season. Rookie Johan Oviedo took the loss for the Redbirds. The Cubs improve to 24-18 and still lead the NL Central. They continue their homestand with the first of three against the Cincinnati Reds Tuesday night. Pitching pairing has Tyler Mahle (1-1) for the Reds against Alec Mills (3-3) for the Cubs. Catch all the action on Lite 103 WAKO with first pitch at 7:15 p.m. Central Time.