Mark McGwire lines a single against the Cubs, driving in two runs. For Big Mac, they are his first runs driven in without a homer since June 7th. The Cards roll over the Cubs, 16 – 3, as Kent Bottenfield allows just three hits in seven innings. Ray Lankford has a three-run homer in the 1st for St. Louis off Dave Stevens, in relief of Steve Trachsel who lasts just a third of an inning.

On August 7, 1998 — Mark McGwire lines a single against the Cubs, driving in two runs. For Big Mac, they are his first runs driven in without a homer since June 7th. The Cards roll over the Cubs, 16 – 3, as Kent Bottenfield allows just three hits in seven innings. Ray Lankford has a three-run homer in the 1st for St. Louis off Dave Stevens, in relief of Steve Trachsel who lasts just a third of an inning.

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