Long day for Cubs as Cardinals` Matt Carpenter hits 3 homers and 2 doubles in 18-5 victory
(Chicago Tribune Religion News)

If the Cubs prayed for rain, give them credit. It actually worked. Little else they tried Friday did. You know it´s a rough day when pinch hitter Tommy La Stella is summoned as a pinch pitcher, inserted in the sixth inning to save the bullpen with his mid-70s cheese. And when catcher Victor Caratini...