The St. Louis Cardinals spoiled the Fourth of July festivities at Wrigley Field on Saturday, shutting out the Chicago Cubs by a final score of 3-0 to claim the road victory in Chicago.
Playing in front of the home crowd on Independence Day, the Cubs were unable to generate any offense, finishing the afternoon without a single run crossing the plate. St. Louis, meanwhile, made the most of their opportunities, plating three runs to secure the win and hand Chicago a frustrating holiday defeat.
The shutout loss was a tough result for the Cubs at Wrigley Field, where the home team had hoped to give their fans a celebratory performance on one of the marquee dates of the summer schedule. Instead, the Cardinals walked away from Chicago with a clean victory.
