Nootbaar’s game-ending single lifts Cardinals over Cubs 4-3


              St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, left, talks to starting pitcher Jose Quintana (63) during the sixth inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws during the first inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, left, talks to starting pitcher Jose Quintana (63) during the sixth inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws during the first inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, left, talks to starting pitcher Jose Quintana (63) during the sixth inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws during the first inning in the second game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Arenado, right, scores the game-winning run past Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras during the ninth inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki reaches on an throwing error by St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong during the eighth inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar celebrates after hitting a walk-off single to score Nolan Arenado during the ninth inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar celebrates after hitting a walk-off single to score Nolan Arenado during the ninth inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar is congratulated by teammates Tommy Edman (19), Nolan Arenado (28) and Miles Mikolas, right, after hitting a walk-off single to score Arenado during the ninth inning in the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
            
              St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar (21) is congratulated by teammate Yadier Molina (4) after hitting a walk-off single during the ninth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in the first game of a baseball doubleheader Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Nootbaar’s game-ending single lifts Cardinals over Cubs 4-3