Cards hold off Cubs in NL Central showdown

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Brendan Donovan hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Saturday for their ninth victory in 11 games.

Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-5 with an RBI triple for St. Louis. Masyn Winn went 2-for-4 with an RBI to extend his hitting streak to 14 games.

Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas allowed three runs on four