National League

■ Cubs 3, Cardinals 1 — At Chicago, Ben Zobrist had three hits and scored twice, and Jon Lester (19-4) blanked St. Louis on three hits and struck out seven in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 10-0 with a 1.34 ERA in his past 13 starts. The Cardinals, who lost for the third time in four games, stayed a half-game behind San Francisco for the second NL wild card.

■ At San Diego, rookie Manuel Margot tripled in the seventh inning and scored the go-