NATIONAL LEAGUE

CARDINALS 6, BRAVES 5 Randal Grichuk and Paul DeJong homered and the St. Louis Cardinals stretched their winning streak to eight games with a victory over the Atlanta Braves. Carlos Martinez (9-9) tossed six solid innings and also drove in a run for the Cardinals, who moved within ½ game of the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

DIAMONDBACKS 6, CUBS 2 Patrick Corbin pitched 62/ scoreless innings, David 3 Peralta hit an inside-the-park home run and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cubs, cutting Chicago’s NL Central lead over St. Louis to a percentage point. Jon Lester (8-7) allowed four runs — three earned — and seven hits in six