Cardinals top Cubs for 13 straight wins

The surging St. Louis Cardinals soared to their 13th straight win Friday, using homers by Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler O’Neill to top the Chicago Cubs, 8-5, in the opener of a doubleheader. It’s the longest win streak for St. Louis since it set a team record with 14 in a row in July 1938. It also has rocketed the Cards into control of the second National League wild card, leading Philadelphia by 4⁄ 1 games heading into Friday’s 2 action. St. Louis also got a pinch-hit homer from José Rondón.