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Cubs 6, Cardinals 1: Brown cruises 7 as Crow-Armstrong’s 4-hit night sinks St. Louis
The Cardinals ran into a locked-in Ben Brown, who held St. Louis to three hits over seven innings in a 6–1 loss to Chicago at Busch Stadium on May 30 [1][2]. Rookie sparkplug Pete Crow-Armstrong drove the Cubs’ offense with a four-hit night that included a home run, setting the tone from the top of the order [1][2].Chicago’s staff kept the Redbirds quiet most of the evening, limiting damage while Brown worked efficiently before the bullpen closed it down [1][3]. St. Louis managed just one run and couldn’t string together traffic against Brown’s mix, falling behind early and never finding the big swing to flip the script [1][2][3].The announced crowd was 40,147, and the game wrapped in 2:56 [2]. The result nudged the Cubs to 32–27 while the Cardinals slipped to 30–26 as the division race tightened heading into the rest of the homestand [1].